Transcript William Henry Harrison

LEQ: Which President served in office for only one month?
William Henry Harrison on his deathbed with Reverend Hawley to Harrison’s left, a niece to Harrison’s right, a
nephew to the right of the niece, a physician standing with his arms folded, Secretary of State Daniel Webster with
his right hand raised, and Thomas Ewing, Secretary of the Treasury sitting with a handkerchief over his face.
Postmaster General Francis Granger is standing by the right door. This image was created by Nathaniel Currier
circa 1841. It is titled “Death of Harrison, April 4 A.D. 1841.” This is a later, hand colored version of that image.
LEQ: Which President served in office for only one month?
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison on his deathbed with Reverend Hawley to Harrison’s left, a niece to Harrison’s right, a
nephew to the right of the niece, a physician standing with his arms folded, Secretary of State Daniel Webster with
his right hand raised, and Thomas Ewing, Secretary of the Treasury sitting with a handkerchief over his face.
Postmaster General Francis Granger is standing by the right door. This image was created by Nathaniel Currier
circa 1841. It is titled “Death of Harrison, April 4 A.D. 1841.” This is a later, hand colored version of that image.
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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was said to have physically suffered at one time or another from the following:
chronic headaches, abdominal pains, and a cough caused by a musket ball in his lung that was never removed.
After retiring to his home near Nashville, Tennessee, The Hermitage, he lived eight more years before dying of
chronic tuberculosis, dropsy, and heart failure. This image by Mathew Brady (1823-1896) was taken on April 15,
1845, a few months before Andrew Jackson’s death. This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
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Vocabulary
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Money in the form of gold and silver.
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Specie
Money in the form of gold and silver.
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A government document stated that government land could
be purchased only with specie.
This image shows the Georgia Land Lottery which took place seven different times from 1805-1832. The land that
was distributed had been taken from the Cherokee and the Creek Indians. The men standing in front of the tables
are drawing numbers representing different properties. The largest lots were 490 acres, and the smallest lots were
40 acres. This image by George L. Parrish Jr. is courtesy of the Georgia Department of Archives and History.
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People to Meet
This cartoon shows an out of work father on the left trying to figure out how to get food for his starving children,
and money for the people that he owes and who are standing at his door. This image from 1837 is courtesy of
Wikimedia Commons.
The seventh President of the United States.
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a lawyer, a Major General in the United States Army, a judge on the Tennessee
Supreme Court, and an United States Senator from Tennessee before he became President of the United States.
This image was painted by Thomas Sully (1783-1872) in 1824. This image is courtesy of the United States Senate
and of Wikimedia Commons.
Andrew Jackson
The seventh President of the United States.
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a lawyer, a Major General in the United States Army, a judge on the Tennessee
Supreme Court, and an United States Senator from Tennessee before he became President of the United States.
This image was painted by Thomas Sully (1783-1872) in 1824. This image is courtesy of the United States Senate
and of Wikimedia Commons.
Vice President under Andrew Jackson and the 8th President of the United States.
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was also Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson. This image was painted by
George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894) in 1858. This image is courtesy of the White House Historical
Association and of Wikimedia Commons..
Martin Van Buren
Vice President under Andrew Jackson and the 8th President of the United States.
Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was also Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson. This image was painted by
George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894) in 1858. This image is courtesy of the White House Historical
Association and of Wikimedia Commons..
United States General and later the 9th President of the United States.
William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) was the last President born as a British subject. He was also the first
President to die in office. This painting by James Reid Lambdin (1807-1889) was created in 1835. This image is
courtesy of the White House Historical Association and of Wikimedia Commons.
William Henry Harrison
United States General and later the 9th President of the United States.
William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) was the last President born as a British subject. He was also the first
President to die in office. This painting by James Reid Lambdin (1807-1889) was created in 1835. This image is
courtesy of the White House Historical Association and of Wikimedia Commons.
Vice President under William Henry Harrison and 10th President of the United States.
John Tyler (1790-1862) was later served in the Congress of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
This image was painted by George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894) in 1859. This image is courtesy of the
White House Historical Association and of Wikimedia Commons..
John Tyler
Vice President under William Henry Harrison and 10th President of the United States.
John Tyler (1790-1862) was later served in the Congress of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
This image was painted by George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894) in 1859. This image is courtesy of the
White House Historical Association and of Wikimedia Commons..
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Maps
This map shows the United States in 1840.This image is courtesy of the University of Virginia.
Michigan
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Michigan
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Michigan is now colored red. Michigan became the 26th state on January 26, 1837. This image is courtesy of the University
of Texas.
Tennessee
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Tennessee
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New York
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New York
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Ohio
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Ohio
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Texas.
Virginia
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Virginia
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Georgia
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Georgia
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LEQ: Which President served in office for only one month?
William Henry Harrison on his deathbed with Reverend Hawley to Harrison’s left, a niece to Harrison’s right, a
nephew to the right of the niece, a physician standing with his arms folded, Secretary of State Daniel Webster with
his right hand raised, and Thomas Ewing, Secretary of the Treasury sitting with a handkerchief over his face.
Postmaster General Francis Granger is standing by the right door. This image was created by Nathaniel Currier
circa 1841. It is titled “Death of Harrison, April 4 A.D. 1841.” This is a later, hand colored version of that image.
LEQ: Which President served in office for only one month?
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison on his deathbed with Reverend Hawley to Harrison’s left, a niece to Harrison’s right, a
nephew to the right of the niece, a physician standing with his arms folded, Secretary of State Daniel Webster with
his right hand raised, and Thomas Ewing, Secretary of the Treasury sitting with a handkerchief over his face.
Postmaster General Francis Granger is standing by the right door. This image was created by Nathaniel Currier
circa 1841. It is titled “Death of Harrison, April 4 A.D. 1841.” This is a later, hand colored version of that image.