History of the United States I / Unit 10 USH1 1406 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Election of 1840
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The idea
The eighteen forty contest is called the first modern election, featuring unprecedented voter mobilisation.
In practice
The Whigs nominating William Henry Harrison on his military record against Tecumseh at Tippecanoe in eighteen eleven.
Where people slip
Harrison had been governor of Indiana Territory, and entry 1101 covers what he did there.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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