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:Andrew Jackson was the first modern president, because he was the first one who asserted that the president was not merely a member of the government's symphony: he was its conductor.

:Andrew Jackson was the first modern president, because he was the first one who asserted that the president was not merely a member of the government's symphony: he was its conductor.

== The Whig Party ==

== Post-Jackson ==

Jackson was disliked and thought to be a tyrant by bankers and pro-British (basically, the former Federalists) that a new political party arose just to defeat Jacksonian Democrats:  the Whig Party, founded by the powerful Senator Henry Clay from Kentucky in 1834.  This party absorbed the Antimasonic Party, which had been founded in 1832 in order to oppose the influential Masons.  The Whig Party, which included bankers, states' rights supporters, established politicians like Daniel Webster and John Calhoun, and everyone who disliked Jackson, became a formidable political force and would ultimately elect Presidents William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor before the Civil War.

Jackson was disliked and thought to be a tyrant by bankers and pro-British (basically, the former Federalists) that a new political party arose just to defeat Jacksonian Democrats:  the Whig Party, founded by the powerful Senator Henry Clay from Kentucky in 1834.  This party absorbed the Antimasonic Party, which had been founded in 1832 in order to oppose the influential Masons.  The Whig Party, which included bankers, states' rights supporters, established politicians like Daniel Webster and John Calhoun, and everyone who disliked Jackson, became a formidable political force and would ultimately elect Presidents William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor before the Civil War.

In the first post-Jackson presidential election, his popularity remained too strong for the Whig Party to defeat.  President Van Buren, the only American president ever elected who was not of British (including Irish) descent, won in 1836 by riding Jackson's "coattails" (i.e., his popularity).  But Van Buren was hurt by the financial Panic of 1837.  Some felt that the financial panic was due to a lack of a national bank to prevent many local bank failures.   

In the first post-Jackson presidential election, his popularity remained too strong for the Whig Party to defeat.  President Van Buren, the only American president ever elected who was not of British (including Irish) descent, won in 1836 by riding Jackson's "coattails" (i.e., his popularity).  But Van Buren was hurt by the financial Panic of 1837.  Some felt that the financial panic was due to a lack of a national bank to prevent many local bank failures.   

Van Buren was defeated for reelection in 1840 by clever slogans by the Whig Party such as “Van, van the used up man” and “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!” (Harrison was a military hero for defeating the Indians at Tippecanoe.)

Van Buren was defeated for reelection in 1840 by clever slogans by the Whig Party such as "Van, van the used up man" and "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!" (Harrison was a military hero for defeating the Indians at Tippecanoe.)

 

== Slavery 1800-1840 ==

== Slavery 1800-1840 ==