1. Civilisation des Etats Unis--6b: Manifest Destiny
Prof. Sämi LUDWIG UHA Mulhouse

2. 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

3. 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” annexation of Texas Mexican War population growth: : 2 million European immigrants → from to 23 million inhabitants Senator Daniel Webster

4. Manifest Destiny → westward expansion picture by John Gast: American Progress (1872)