HY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter Seventeen: John Slidell, California Republic, Wilmot Proviso
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At the beginning of henry harrison"s presidency, daniel webster (secretary of state) and. Henry clay (leader of whigs in the senate) expected to control the presidency because. Only 4 weeks into harrison"s presidency, though, harrison died. This disrupted the plans of webster and clay. John tyler: vice president to henry harrison; successor as president following harrison"s death; "tyler too"; a democrat at heart and contradicted many of the whig party"s ideas. The whigs introduced many policy changes when the party won the presidency with. A bill for a "fiscal bank," which would establish a new bank of the united states went through congress, but president tyler vetoed it. The whigs presented a "fiscal corporation," but tyler again vetoed it. President tyler was rejected by his former whig party. Tyler reluctantly signed the tariff of 1842 because he recognized the government"s need for revenue. The 19th century was marked by periods of public disdain for britain.
