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The Election of 1840. Northern Democrats called "Loco-Focos". Whigs. ?What to do with TEXAS?. Causes. 1824 Mexican Constitution Learn Spanish Convert to Catholicism No Slavery Period of decentralized salutary neglect - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Causes
• 1824 Mexican Constitution– Learn Spanish– Convert to Catholicism– No Slavery
• Period of decentralized salutary neglect
• 1836: Santa Anna takes over and changes Mexican version of “A of C” to their version of an national “Constitution” Gov’t.
• Texians Revolt
• Southern/Western Americans flood into Tejas to support independepdence
• And to create another potential slave state
• And to make a mark for themselves– Houston– Crockett– Etc.
• Alamo
• San Jacinto
• Annexation??????????????? Not till 1846
Van’s Northern Democratic supporters (loco-focos) ally with Southern WHIGS (Calhoun and
Nullification) to win
William Henry Harrison Campaign Song ““Tip and Tye”Tip and Tye”
(Words and Music by “A member of the Fifth Ward Club“, published 1840)
What has caus'd this great com-mo-tion,
mo-tion, mot-ion our coun-try through, It is the ball that's rol-ling on, For Tip-pi-ca-noe, and Ty-ler too, For Tip-pi-ca-noe, and Ty-ler too, And with them we'll beat lit-tle Van, Van,
Van is a us'd up man, And with them we'll beat lit-tle Van.