Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren is the only president that spoke English as his second language. Instead, he spoke Dutch as his native language. He was raised by Abraham and Maria, his parents, who had Dutch descent. Abraham, his father, owned a tavern and inn, where government workers visited often such as Alexander Hamilton, who gave Buren first glimpses of American politics. Martin attended Kinderhook schoolhouse until he was fourteen. This was unusual w Buren was needed by his family for his labor. Later on, Buren didn’t go to college, but he worked in a lawyer's office as a law clerk for seven years and would study law at night. He moved to New York City and had his own law practice with his brother, James Van Allen, and it was successful. In politics, Van Buren was part of Democratic-Republicans and believed in the Jeffersonians principles, mostly because his family were Jeffersonians. In 1821, Buren won an election for the U.S Senate. Eventually, Van Buren’s support for Andrew Jackson paid off, since he was asked to be part of Jackson’s cabinet as a secretary of state. In the 1832 election, Jackson selected Van Buren to be his Vice President, which Andrew Jackson won…

To be remembered as uniquely mediocre, just another number to add to the 43 men sworn to office and 44 presidencies, Martin Van Buren was announced as the United States of America’s eighth president in 1836. Considered as the first professional politician to hold office, the creator of the adjective OK, and the founder of the Democratic Party, Van Buren has contributed more to America as is known today, over the long run, compared to his own immediate contributions as president. Van Buren was…

The caucus nominating system, or King Caucus, was beginning to show cracks, demonstrated by the election of 1824 and disagreements about its constitutionality. It would be replaced by the mass party system crafted by Martin Van Buren. The mass party system was upheld as supporting local, constitutional government, replacing a system that favored the wealthy and centralized powers. Van Buren argued that the mass party system would remove sectional conflict and replace it with loyalty to…

For this assignment, the question was proposed, were the American people justified in blaming President Van Buren for the Depression of 1837? It is my opinion that American people were partly justified in blaming President Van Buren for the Depression of 1837. The Depression of 1837 was the result of actions of Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. These actions significantly impacted our nation leading up to the crisis. President Jackson’s decision making was the root cause…

The Whigs were eager to make a name for themselves as they strived to maintain unity as a national party. They blamed Jackson for the Panic of 1837 claiming Jackson 's Species circular, an executive order requiring gold and silver for land purchases, was the reason for economic collapse. The Whigs decide to do away with Henry Clay and promote Harrison. Similar to Jackson, Harrison was a war hero and was promoted for being a common man of the west. On the contrary, Van Buren was depicted as a…

Removal Policy and sent 7000 troops to carry out the policy. In document 8, when Jackson send out Martin Van Buren, the natives were moving from one place to another. The natives complained claiming that it’s their land and they aren’t supposed to move. As mentioned in document 9, the natives left all their belongings, and went to a place where is hardly any food or water, where people spoke different languages and have different costumes. They have been separated. The second bank of the United…

Whigs. The Democratic Party based themselves off of President Jackson’s ideals, they aimed to reduce the amount of power the government had. The Democrats were also in favor of people who are “honest workers”, “Simple farmers”, and “forthright business men”. The Democrats disliked the monopolistic, aristocratic, and those well established with wealth. In contrast, the Whigs expressed their support for expanding the government’s power and improving industrial production. The Whigs and Democrats…

Party leaving it mainly in control by the Whigs and Liberty men. (Foner 239-240). The Free-Soil Party was originally formed and led by Salmon P. Chase. He was elected to the Senate from Ohio, and while he spoke heavily for black rights and his support of black suffrage, he doesn’t uphold this stance in regards towards the representation of Ohio. Many of his statements showed the complicated nature of the Free-Soil stance. While he criticized proposals to block entry of blacks to the state, he…

Jackson belonged to the Democratic party, and the anti-Jacksonians called themselves Whigs. The main Whig leaders were Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun, who were known as the ‘Great Triumvirate’. As the election of 1836 grew closer, the divided leadership led to a cracked system. To end this, the Democrats rallied around Martin Van Buren as their candidate and Van Buren even had Jackson’s support. The Whigs were not as decisive, and chose multiple representatives. For New England,…

The man was the former president, Van Buren, himself. Anna’s husband spotted them at their table from the bar and trailed by Sigel hurried to introduce himself, his wife and their guests to the former president. Van Buren bowed to the ladies and barely acknowledged the two men. Franz Sigel managed to approach him and inform him of his recent exploits in the Baden revolution. Van Buren only raised an eyebrow and turned to face the other men in a semi-circle around him. “Mr. President, will you be…