Van "Bore"n
Getting "Harri"son
His Accidency, John Tyler
Don't "Polk" the Bear
Outside of Washington
100
This is how many terms Van Buren served in the White House
What is "one term"?
Served from March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1841
100
President William H. Harrison is credited with this unfortunate piece of Presidential history
What is the "shortest presidency"?
Lasted exactly a month (March 4, 1841- April 4, 1841) Also the first president to die in office
100
Former Vice President John Tyler is credited with being the first president to do this, which an amendment was created to establish
What is "presidential succession"?
Took over upon the death of President Harrison
25th amendment didn't exist and codify succession until 1967
100
One of President Polk's main beliefs was this theory, from which westward expansion and a famous painting were created
What is "manifest destiny"?
100
The first telegraph line in the US, between Baltimore and Washington D.C., was created in this year
What is "1844"?
200
This was 8th President Martin Van Buren's nickname
What is "Old Kinderhook" (O.K.)?
"Don't just vote, vote O.K."
200
Harrison's nickname comes from this battle, which he oversaw as a general and defeated the natives in the Ohio River Valley in 1811
What is "Tippecanoe" or "Ole Tip"?
200
President Tyler's entire cabinet, with the exception of Sec. of State Daniel Webster, resigns after he vetoes a second bill that would create this federal establishment
What is the "National Bank"?
September 11, 1841
200
President Polk served one term, choosing to enjoy retirement until this disease took his life 103 days after leaving office
What is "cholera"
Caused by injesting food or water with bacteria
200
Texas became a state during this Presidential administration
What is the "Polk administration"?
Annexed and approved in October of 1845
300
Before the Presidency, Van Buren served as governor of this state for three months, before resigning to become Secretary of State for newly elected President Jackson
What is "New York"?
Van Buren ran for governor to help Jackson gain more votes
300
Harrison was the first president from this political party to enter the White House
What is the "Whig Party"?
300
President Tyler was expelled from this group of people five months after taking office
What is "his own political party"?
Elected as a Whig in 1840, but assumed anti-Whig policies after taking office
300
The Mexican-American war started after an April 1846 attack in modern day Texas. This future president, a first-term Whig congressman, called the war "unconstitutional" and agressive, pushing back on Polk's narrative about killing US citizens
Who is "Abraham Lincoln"?
Was a then congressman in Illinois
300
Economic depression in 1837 led to the coining this term to remember the struggle by
What is the "Panic of 1837"?
Caused by massive restrictions on credit and state banks began forcing debt repayments.
400
Of the few foreign disputes during the Van Buren presidency, this one occured in 1839 between Canada and this US state
What is "Maine"?
Resolved by Van Buren, who sent General Winfield Scott to help resolve a border dispute
400
This president appointed Harrison to secretary of the Northwest Territory in 1798
Who is "President John Adams"?
He was later appointed to Indian Territory in 1800 and served this role for 12 years
400
A treaty needs this majority to pass, as found out by President Tyler when the Texas Annexation Treaty fails in the senate on June 8th, 1844
What is "two-thirds majority"?
Later passed as a joint resolution, only requiring simple majority in both houses, on Feb 28th, 1845
400
The Oregon Territory was annexed by the US in 1846, establishing the border of the territory along this parallel
What is the "forty-ninth parallel"?
400
Van Buren ran for president in 1848 with this political party, which saw him win no electoral votes.
What is the "Free Soil Party"?
Two seperate conventions were held prior to his nomination, in Buffalo and Utica. The party disbanded in 1854.
500
This was Van Buren's primary language
What is "Dutch"?
The only president to ever speak english as a non-native language
500
This was the campaign slogan for the Whigs in 1840, largely credited to be the first modern presidential campaign
What is "Old Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too"?
Represents both Harrison and John Tyler, Harrisons running mate
500
This state was added to the union on March 3rd, one day before the inauguration of James K. Polk
What is "Florida"?
500
When running for president, James K. Polk used this slogan to help balance the idea of allowing Texas into the Union as a slave state
What is "fifty-four forty or fight"?
Wanted to allow a new free state to offset the electoral majority slavery in Texas would cause
500
The Mexican-American war lasted only two years, thanks in part to this future President, who took on a much larger Mexican army, resulting in a push into Mexico and the capture of Monterrey in September of 1846
Who is "Zachary Taylor"?