History of the United States I / Unit 10 USH1 1411 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Why Harrison Won
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The idea
Harrison's victory came from effective mass campaigning combined with voter dissatisfaction over the lingering effects of the Panic of eighteen thirty-seven.
In practice
A Whig winning by running the Democrats' own campaign against them.
Where people slip
The economy did the work and the log cabin took the credit, which is the usual division of labour in a presidential election.
Your place on the trail
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