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Whig cartoon showing the effects of unemployment on a family that has portraits of Democratic Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren on the wall. The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that began a major depression which lasted until the mid-1840s.
The presidency of Martin Van Buren began on March 4, 1837, when Martin Van Buren was inaugurated as 8th President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1841.Van Buren, the incumbent vice president and chosen successor of President Andrew Jackson, took office after defeating multiple Whig Party candidates in the 1836 presidential election.
In 1837, right before Van Buren became President, a cheesemaker from western New York sent to the White House a block of cheese so enormous (1,400 lbs.!) that it had to be kept in the foyer for ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 January 2025. President of the United States from 1837 to 1841 "Van Buren" redirects here. For other uses, see Van Buren (disambiguation). In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Buren, not Buren. Martin Van Buren Van Buren, c. 1855–1858 8th President of the United States In office March 4, 1837 ...
Jackson groomed Martin Van Buren as his successor, and he was easily elected president in 1836. However, a few months into his administration, the country fell into a deep economic slump known as the Panic of 1837, caused in large part by excessive speculation. Banks failed and unemployment soared.
In an elaborate scheme to prevent passage of still higher tariffs, while at the same time appealing to Andrew Jackson's supporters in the North, John C. Calhoun and other Southerners joined Martin Van Buren in crafting a tariff bill that would also weigh heavily on materials imported by the New England states.
Once things calm down, Van Buren has disappeared. Harry begins to search the house for his father while also seemingly having a panic attack. When no one can find Van Buren in the house, they ...
Calhoun attacked Van Buren, saying that he could not be trusted to protect Southern interests and accusing the sitting Vice President of affiliating with abolitionists. [5] Van Buren defeated Harrison by a margin of 51.4% to 48.6% in the North, and he defeated White by a similar margin of 50.7% to 49.3% in the South.