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Why did the Whigs present William Henry Harrison in a false image in 1840?
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∙ 13y ago
The Whigs wanted a candidate who might win the election. The competition was Martin Van Buren, who was Andrew Jackson's hand-picked successor. The Whig party had been formed mostly as an anti-Jackson party. They had become painfully aware of Jackson's appeal and saw Harrison as a Whig version of Jackson. Like Jackson, he was a hero of the War of 1812 as well as an Indiana fighter. Like Jackson, he had lived on the Western frontier and now lived in Ohio. (Unlike Jackson, he was from the old Virginia aristocracy. His father had signed the Declaration of Independence and been governor of Virginia, so the Whigs, to which most of the old establishment belonged, felt comfortable with Harrison. )
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoI think for the obvious reason that politicians sometimes distort the truth- they think it will help them win the election and do no great harm in the long run. Harrison really was an Indian fighter and he really had been lived in frontier Indiana. (No good reason to mention that he now lived in a mansion and that he was about as "blue-blood" as one can get in America, since his father has signed the Declaration of Independence and the first 6 president had all been guests at his home.)
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∙ 11y agoHe was a well known war hero, having won the Battle of Tippecanoe.
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Who was the whig's party nomination in the 1840 election?
The Whigs ran William Henry Harrison in 1840 and won .
What ended the Whigs' brief reign in the White House?
The death of President William Henry Harrison
What ended the Whigs brief reign in the White House?
the death of president william henry harrison
Why did the whigs back William Henry Harrison for president in 1840?
the wigs saw a chance to win the the white house
Who offered Daniel Webster to be vice president?
In 1839, the Whigs offered the vice-presidency to Webster to run with William Henry Harrison. but he refused. The Whigs won the election in 1840. William Henry Harrison was elected President with John Tyler his running mate.
Who won the election of 1820?
William Henry Harrison won the 1840 presidential election and his party was the Whigs.
Popular symbols of the bogus but effective campaign in the whigs used to elect poor-boy William Henry Harrison in 1840?
Log Cabins and Hard Cider
Popular symbols of the bogus but effective campaign the whigs used to elect poor-boy William Henry Harrison in 1840?
log cabin and hard cider
Popular symbols of the bogus but the effective campaign the whigs used to elect poor-boy William Henry Harrison in 1840?
log cabin and hard cider
How many whigs were elected presidents?
The Whigs only managed to elect two presidents, Wm. Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor.
President William Henry Harrison was a member of what political party?
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States. He was a member of the Whig party. Harrison only held office for one month, and was the first president to die while serving.
Why was John Tyler unpopular?
John Tyler was associated with the Whig party when William Henry Harrison was still in office. After the death of Harrison, Tyler succeed him, becoming president, but in the midst of his presidentacy, he change his platform party, vetoing several bills proposed by the Whigs.
