Essays Tagged: "William Henry Harrison"

The War of 1812

federacy made their capitol a village known as Prophet's Town, which used to be Tippecanoe. General William Henry Harrison organized an army of 1,000 men in 1811 with the purpose of driving the Indian ...

(4 pages) 120 0 3.9 May/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

History of presidents.

Heroic Posture was a video about our past presidents who were great war heroes. George Washington, William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower were the great men mentioned. All ...

(3 pages) 34 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Compare and contrast the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War.

cause the British were supplying the Indian with guns and ammunition and encouraging Indian trouble.William Henry Harrison is sent west to face off against Indian warchief, Tecumseh at the Battle of T ...

(6 pages) 106 0 5.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

President John Tyler This essay is a brief overview of President John Tylers Life

had been traveling for twenty-four hours to bring Tyler a message. The message said that president William Harrison died. He was president for one month in office, now John Tyler had become the tenth ... Tyler was a good friend and roommate of Thomas Jefferson while they were students at the College of William and Mary.We don't know much about Tyler's' Childhood.Young Tyler was only seven when his mot ...

(5 pages) 22 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Issues during the Gilded Age

f former military war heroes as president. Some examples include George Washington, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and Ulysses S. Grant. This was really a cheap method of acqu ...

(1 pages) 53 0 3.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Second-party system in the 1800s

ing Andrew." There was so much friction between groups like Jackson's and Martin Van Buren, against William Harrison, and John Calhoun, that almost an Anti-Jackson party formed, or in this case the Wh ... n Buren. In the next election in 1840 the second-party system finally remerged with the election of William Henry Harrison, and finally, the Whigs were a national party with 53.1% of the popular vote. ...

(3 pages) 63 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Tecumseh Confederation

his followers set up their new home called Prophetstown in 1808 in the Indiana Territory, Governor William Harrison feared of the growing numbers of Indians. He had many meetings with Tecumseh and th ... what he controls. He writes in many that the country is alarmed by the actions that they have done. William Harrison gets pretty fed up with dealing with them. Eventually, there was this meeting where ...

(2 pages) 38 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The War Of 1812: America Vs. Britain

can settlers believed the cultured Indians should abide by the white's ways. One man, named General William Henry Harrison, was one of the more radical settlers that believed Indians were inferior bei ...

(3 pages) 30 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

No Name Presidents

d not be overlooked under any circumstances.John Tyler became our 10th president after the death of William Henry Harrison in 1841. During his term as president, which came to be known as "his acciden ...

(5 pages) 3971 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The War Of 1812

sed to learn English and sign the Treaty of Fort Wayne. The Shawnees led by Prophet attach Governor William Henry Harrison in 1811. In the Battle of Tippecanoe, the Shawnees were beaten and the town w ...

(3 pages) 47 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

1800-1810

he Louisiana Purchase and the land to the Pacific Ocean. The Expedition led by Meriwether Lexis and William Clarke started on May 14, 1804 and kept going until September 23, 1806. The Expedition start ... es, Putawatimies, Miamies, and Eel River Miamies. James Madison, President of the United States, by William Henry Harrison, governor and commander-in-chief of the Indiana territory, Superintendent of ...

(5 pages) 42 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Jeffersonian Party dominated the "Era of Good Feelings". At

esident with a Whig that supported Democratic ideas. In the election of 1840 the Whigs chose to run William Henry Harrison for President and John Tyler for Vice President. Harrison won and was elected ...

(3 pages) 1382 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The mixing of the Indian and European lifestyles influenced everyone’s

t was made that would set up farming for both the Indians and the British. In 1807 the British sent William Kirk on a mission to Wapakoneta to finalize the plans with the Indians. The mission was a su ... of their land to the United States, due to the Treaty of Fort Wayne. Tecumseh protested to Governor William Henry Harrison but was unsuccessful. With this tremendous effort Tecumseh stepped from the s ...

(4 pages) 1175 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Political Campaigns: North America

competition between political parties. However, during the election of 1824, John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay adopted a new system of campaigning that involved them teaming up to capture the electora ... s from their opponent, Andrew Jackson. As a result of their teamwork, Adams is elected and appoints Henry Clay as Secretary of State. In Document C, Martin Van Buren is describing his support for Andr ...

(3 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > The Great Depression