1. The Election
of 1840 & 1844
Mr. Aiken
F.C.H. S. Jacksonville, FL

2. The Election
of 1840

3. DEMS  Martin Van Buren

4. Van Buren Taking the Blame for His Own and Jackson's Monetary Policies

5. DEMS  Richard Mentor Johnson, VP

6. WHIGS  William Henry Harrison

7. WHIGS  John Tyler, VP

8. “Tippecanoe, and Tyler, Too!”

9. “Log Cabin” Campaign Pin, 1840

10. A Harrison Bandana

11. “Log Cabin & Cider” Campaign

12. “Stop That Barrel”

13. William Henry Harrison Campaign Song
“Tip and Ty” (Words and Music by "A member of the Fifth Ward Club“, published 1840)
What has caus'd this great com-mo-tion, mo-tion, mot-ion our coun-try through, It is the ball that's rol-ling on, For Tip-pi-ca-noe, and Ty-ler too,
For Tip-pi-ca-noe, and Ty-ler too, And with them we'll beat lit-tle Van, Van, Van is a us'd up man, And with them we'll beat lit-tle Van.

14. “TIP AND TY”

15. 1840 Election Results

16. The Election
of 1844

17. Dems --> James Knox Polk

18. “54º 40’, or Fight!”

19. Whigs  Henry Clay

20. 1844 Campaign Flag

21. Liberty Party  James Birney

22. “Texas Coming In”

23. Texas (the beast): I fear I cannot carry you into the Presidential Chair. Polk: Dear Texas, I knew you cannot—I wish I had rode some other horse but it is too late to repent.

24. 1844 Election Results

25. “JAMES K. POLK” by They Might Be Giants
In 1844, the Democrats were split The three nominees for the presidential candidate Were Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionist James Buchanan, a moderate Lewis Cass, a general and expansionist From Nashville came a dark horse riding up He was James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump!

26. “JAMES K. POLK” by They Might Be Giants
Austere, severe, he held few people dear His oratory filled his foes with fear The factions soon agreed He's just the man we need To bring about victory Fulfill our Manifest Destiny And annex the land the Mexicans command And when the votes were cast the winner was Mister James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump!

28. “JAMES K. POLK” by They Might Be Giants
In four short years he met his every goal He seized the whole southwest from Mexico Made sure the tariffs fell And made the English sell the Oregon Territory He built an independent treasury Having done all this he sought no second term But precious few have mourned the passing of Mister James K. Polk, our eleventh president “Young Hickory,” Napoleon of the Stump!

29. Goals of Polk’s Administration
Lower the tariff.
Resolve the Oregon boundary dispute.
Restore the independent treasury.
Acquire California.