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Presidents from Adams through Polk, 1825-1849 : debating the issues in pro and con primary documents
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Presidents from Adams through Polk, 1825-1849 : debating the issues in pro and con primary documents

Author: David A Smith
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005.
Series: The president's position
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Named Person: John Quincy Adams; Andrew Jackson; Martin Van Buren; William Henry Harrison; John Tyler; James K Polk
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: David A Smith
ISBN: 0313331758 9780313331756
OCLC Number: 57682406
Description: xv, 138 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: 1. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829). American Indians and the U.S. government -- Internal improvements and nationalism -- Cuba and Latin America -- The tariff -- American political organization and reemergence of "parties" -- 2. Andrew Jackson (1829-1837). The Second Bank of the United States -- Nullification -- American Indians and the U.S. government -- The "spoils system" -- Internal improvements -- The "Eaton Affair" -- 3. Martin Van Buren (1837-1841). The Economic Panic of 1837 -- Slavery and abolitionists -- The UNited States, Great Britain, and Canada -- The "Independent Treasury" Plan -- Texas and the United States -- 4. William Henry Harrison and John Tyler (1841 and 1841-1845). Presidential succession -- Tariff policy -- The Bank -- The slave trade -- The Caroline Affair -- The annexation of Texas -- 5. James K. Polk (1845-1849). California -- Oregon -- The Mexican War -- The Tariff -- Slavery -- The "Independent Treasury".
Series Title: The president's position
Responsibility: [compiled by] David A. Smith.
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