1. Chapter 13, Part 2

2. The Birth of the Whig Party
Opposition to monarchy (King Andrew I)
Anti-Jackson
Claimed to be defenders of democrary (Jackson’s old claim)

3. Election of 1836

4. Martin van Buren

5. Panic of 1837 Overspeculation “Bank War” Banks collapsed
Sales plummeted
Customs revenues stopped
Factories closed
Unemployment rates skyrocketed

6. Texas

8. Texas Colonized by Spain Mission societies
Stephen Austin- start a new settlement

9. Mexico declares independence from Spain

10. Americans in Texas Supposed to do 2 things: Convert to Catholicism
Become “properly Mexicanized”

11. Mexico starts passing laws
Abolishing slavery
Outlawing further immigration from America
Wants to strengthen relationship b/w Texas and Mexico and weaken relationship b/w Texas and America

12. Lone Star Rebellion Davy Crockett Jim Bowie Sam Houston
“Remember the Alamo!”

13. Texas Wins independence Sam Houston elected President
Wants US to annex Texas but US doesn’t want to antagonize Mexico
More on that later…

14. Election of 1840

15. Campaign Propaganda “Martin van Ruin” “Tippecanoe and Tyler too!”
Log cabins and whiskey

17. Harrison wins