John Tyler
Lesson Plans | Primary
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Lesson Plans:
The
Campaign of 1840 - After completing this lesson, students will
be able to characterize William Henry Harrison and Martin Van Buren
as candidates for president. Compare and contrast Martin Van Buren
and William Henry Harrison. Explain why the Whigs wanted to find a
candidate in the mold of former president Andrew Jackson. Discuss
the ways in which Harrison did and did not fit the mold.
William Henry Harrison and Tyler Too - allow students to become
familiar with the issues and personalities and to review an assortment
of primary documents. As students analyze them, they reflect on the
presidential campaign of 1840. How was it conducted? What was the
role of campaign advertising? How crucial were issues to the election
of William Henry Harrison? How crucial was image?
A
Heartbeat from the Presidency: The Role of the Vice President
- The purpose of this lesson is to acquaint students with the Constitutional
requirements and rules regarding the Vice Presidency and to give them
a chance to research the ways in which past Vice Presidents have become
Presidents.
Primary Source Documents:
John
Tyler's 3rd Annual Message - John Tyler's address to the Senate
and House of Representatives, December 1843.
Proclamation
of the Annexation of Texas - John Tyler's gamble on the annexation
of Texas.
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