John Tyler

(noun)

The 10th President of the United States (1841–1845), after being the 10th Vice President of the United States (1841).

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Examples of John Tyler in the following topics:

  • Tyler and Texas

    • John Tyler's presidency was marked by a series of moves favoring American expansionism, including the annexation of Texas.
    • While John Tyler had a difficult time with domestic policy during his presidency (1841–1845), he oversaw many accomplishments in foreign policy, especially in the areas of westward expansion.
    • Tyler supporters with signs reading "Tyler and Texas!"
    • John Tyler endorsed the idea of manifest destiny to defend the continued expansion of the United States, including the annexation of Texas.
    • Evaluate John Tyler’s presidency and his political agenda that led to American expansion

  • The Election of 1840

    • Rallying under the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too," the Whigs easily defeated Van Buren .
    • After being turned down by several Southern Clay supporters, the convention finally found a Southern nominee who had faithfully supported Clay throughout the convention who was willing to run: former Senator John Tyler of Virginia.
    • He developed a popular slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too," which referred to Harrison's military victory over a group of Shawnee Indians at a river in Indiana called Tippecanoe in 1811.
    • Presidential election results map: Orange denotes states won by Harrison/Tyler, Blue denotes those won by Van Buren and one of his three running mates.

  • Polk and Expansion

    • Upon hearing of Polk's election to office in 1844, President John Tyler urged Congress to pass a joint resolution admitting Texas to the Union.
    • In 1845, he sent diplomat John Slidell to Mexico to purchase California and New Mexico for $24–30 million.

  • Jackson and the Democratic Party

    • Jackson's vice president, Martin Van Buren, won the presidency in 1836, but the Panic of 1837 caused his defeat in 1840 at the hands of the Whig ticket of General William Henry Harrison and John Tyler.

  • The Dorr Rebellion

    • President John Tyler sent an observer but decided not to send soldiers.
    • Nevertheless, Tyler, citing the U.S.

  • In the West: The Native Americans

    • The Tyler and Polk administrations (1841–48) successfully promoted this nationalistic doctrine over the Whig party, which supported urbanization, as well as the anti-slavery factions who wanted to keep slavery out of the new territories to protect the interests of small white farmers who did not own slaves.

  • Annexing Texas

    • Texas would not become annexed to the United States until 1845 in the final days of President Tyler's administration.

  • John Randolph and the Old Republicans

    • When Virginia congressman John Randolph broke with Jefferson in 1806, his political faction became known as the "Old Republicans," or "quids."
    • Virginia congressman John Randolph of Roanoke was the leader of the "Old Republican" faction of Democratic-Republicans that insisted on a strict adherence to the Constitution and opposed any innovations.
    • John Randolph was a planter and a congressman from Virginia, serving in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and also as minister to Russia throughout his career.
    • Photograph at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington of John Randolph of Roanoke, VA.

  • The Adams Presidency

    • John Adams, the second president to hold office, believed in a strong federal government and an expansion of executive power.
    • As the second president to hold office, Federalist John Adams followed Washington's example in stressing civic virtue and republican values.
    • After the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts, Democratic-Republicans began to use the term "the reign of witches" to describe the Federalist party and John Adams.
    • John Adams was the second President of the United States, elected in 1796.

  • The Election of 2004

    • Bush was elected for a second term when he narrowly defeated Democratic candidate John Kerry.
    • Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior Senator from Massachusetts.
    • Kerry's running mate, John Edwards, who had also run as a Democratic primary candidate, received one electoral vote for president from an elector from Minnesota.
    • On July 6, 2004, John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate, shortly before the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston held later that month.
    • The split vote in Minnesota denotes an elector's vote counted for Vice President nominee John Edwards.