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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A Republican Vision: The Politics of John Tyler
Abstract
dc:descriptionHarrison's unexpected death propelled Tyler into the presidency in 1841. As president, he clung to republicanism as an anchor in a turbulent period, but that rigidity led to his break with the Whigs over their insistence on establishing a new national bank. Shunned by both major parties, Tyler turned to the foreign policy realm and worked to secure the long postponed annexation of Texas. Achieved in the waning days of his administration, annexation reaffirmed the republican and Jeffersonian vision of preserving the agrarian idyll by expanding into space.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- History
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Monroe, R. Daniel
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Johannsen, Robert W.
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI9921716
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/84749