The first President elected into office born as a?
What is an American Citizen
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From 1812 to 1820, Van Buren served two terms as what while holding the position of what
What is the New York State Senate and the State Attorney General
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In the 1836 election Van Buren defeated whom
Who is William Harry Harrison
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Soon after Van Buren took office in 1837 the nation was struck by what financial panic?
What is the Panic of 1837
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By 1852, Van Buren returned to the Democratic Party and argued against what?
What is the pro-southern faction
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Founder of the first political machine known as the?
What is the Albany Regency
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Van Buren led the opposition to the John Quincy Adams administration in the Senate and helped form a coalition of Jeffersonian Republicans that backed Andrew Jackson in the 1828 election.
What is the Democratic Party
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Even though he lost the 1840 presidential election, Van Buren received how many more votes than he had in his 1836 victory.
What is 40,000
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Van Buren proposed what in response to the Panic of 1837
What is the establishment of an independent treasury
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Do you believe Van Buren is to blame for the panic of 1837
Answer varies
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Young Martin apprenticed to whom in 1796?
What is a local lawyer
300
Van Buren became what and earned the Democrats first nomination as vice president
What is the Minister to Britain
300
In addition to the Panic of 1837, Van Buren was also hurt by a long, costly war with
What is the Seminole Indians of Florida
300
What action led to Panic of 1837
What is the destruction of the Second Bank of the United States
300
Based off of everything discussed today what do you think is the greatest accomplishment of Martin van Burn