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04/11/23 1
Second Party SystemWhigs vs. Democrats
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Pre-Tyler
President William H. Harrison died of pneumonia just four weeks after being elected
The Whigs planned on controlling Harrison
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John Tyler
President Tyler did not have a party, a “lone wolf”
He did not agree with the Whig party
Tyler was more of a Democrat
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The Whigs Platform
Ending the independent treasury system
A new Bank of the US A protective tariff
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Ending the Independent Treasury System
Tyler agreed that there was a need for financial reform
Tyler signed the bill
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New Bank of the US
Henry Clay did not try hard enough to push Tyler to pass the bill
Tyler vetoed the bill which angered many Whigs
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Protective Tariff
Tyler originally vetoed the tariff The Whigs redrafted the tariff
They took out the dollar distribution scheme
They pushed the rates down to 32%
Tyler reluctantly signed the revised tariff
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Whig Extremists
Started to call Tyler “his accidency” Tyler’s entire cabinet resigned
except Webster
