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| One senator who worked to create the Whig party was... |
Senator Webster |
| Winner of the 1836 Presidential Election |
President Van Buren (D) |
| President Van Buren belonged to which party? |
The Democratic Party |
| The real reason for South Carolina's economic problems in the early 1800's... |
More supply than demand of cotton |
| Texans won their independence from Mexico in the year... |
1836 |
| Three things the Mexican government required Americans to do in order to settle land in Texas... |
Convert to Roman Catholicism, become Mexican citizens, and pay taxes |
| Besides Texas, name six other present day states (or portions) the U.S. received in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
New Mexico, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado |
| Why did the Whig party never really have national political power, even after winning the presidential election of 1840? |
Although President Harrison won the election, he died in office, making the case for the shortest presidency in U.S. history. VP turned President Tyler went back to his old Democratic ways. |
| Explain the relationship between the National Bank and the stability of state banks. |
Keeps banks stable by regulating the amount a bank can loan out. This will prevent state banks from lending out too much money, risking bankruptcy. The National Bank also provided loans to keep banks on their feet. |
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