Civilisation des Etats Unis--6b: Manifest Destiny Prof. Sämi LUDWIG UHA Mulhouse
1836: Martin Van Buren elected o Panic of 1837 (until 1847) 1836: Martin Van Buren elected o Panic of 1837 (until 1847) New York banks panic < British financial crisis → bread lines, soup kitchens, canal and railroad projects halted 1840: William Henry Harrison of Ohio elected → Whigs keep Webster and Clay in background “ballyhoo” politics: “What has caused the great commotion, motion, motion, Our country through? It’s the ball a rolling on For Tippecanoe and Tyler too— Tippecanoe and Tyler too And with them we’ll beat little Van, Van, Van. Van is a used up man.” - image of log cabin, hard cider, coon skins - dies 1841, one month in office, at age 68
1841: John Tyler, VA, minority Southern element - vetoes bill to revive bank of the United States - Cabinet, except Webster, step down 1844: James Polk elected - Democrat, “dark horse” - 1845 annexation of Texas - 1846-1848 Mexican War population growth: 1830-1850: 2 million European immigrants → from 12.9 to 23 million inhabitants Senator Daniel Webster
Manifest Destiny → westward expansion picture by John Gast: American Progress (1872)