John Tyler Flashcards
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Anti-Jackson Democrat
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- Brinkley, 256-257
- This term was first used (on a broad scale) to describe John Tyler, who though elected on the Whig platform, rejoined the Democratic Party. He detested Jackson’s “excessive egalitarianism (all political rights to landed white men) and imperious methods”. However, he did support Democratic opposition to a national bank and Whig-style internal improvements. Ultimately, his Anti-Jackson Democratic beliefs were this: he favored aristocratic politics (as opposed to Jackson’s common man politics), believed that the government had the right and responsibility to protect and even expand slaver, and supported states’ rights.
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Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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- Brinkley, 259
- The unofficial Aroostook War was resolved with the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842, which established the border between Maine and New Brunswick. English ambassador Ashburton also expressed regret towards the Caroline and Creole affairs, promising no future British against American ships.
- See “The Aroostook War” under Martin Van Buren for more background info regarding the war.
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Clay’s Bill for the Third Bank of the United States
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- Brinkley, 257
- This was Whig Senator Henry’s Clay’s effort to establish the Third of the United States. Expecting the support of the allegedly “Whig” president John Tyler, he was rudely surprised when Tyler vetoed the bill, which thus, defeated the effort.
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Treaty of Wang-Hya
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- Brinkley, 259-260
- Following the Opium Wars–in which the British defeated the Chinese and forced it to open its ports to foreign trade–Americans sent amabassador Caleb Cushing to secure similar trading rights. In 1844, he accomplished just that, securing most-favored nation rights (meaning the U.S. would receive the same trading terms as any other country) and the right to extraterritoriality (meaning that any American in China would only be subject to American laws–not Chinese.
- This contributed to a steady increase in relations with China over the next ten years.
