Presidency Chart – William Henry Harrison (1841) and John Tyler (1841-1845)

Election of 1840

Major Items during Tyler’s Presidency

First VP to succeed to the Presidency

Preemption Act (1841)

Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842)

Veto of Clay’s Bill for a Third Bank of the US

Resignation of entire cabinet (except for Webster)

Annexation of Texas 3 days before Tyler leaves office (1845)

The Birth of the Women’s Movement

Origins

Connection to the Abolition Movement