The Coming of Democracy Janine Koeries Kurt Johnson

Kurt Johnson

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The Coming of Democracy Janine Koeries Kurt JohnsonAfter the "corrupt bargain" that awarded John Quincy Adams the presidency in 1825, American politics underwent a fundamental shift from deference to participation. This changing tide eventually propelled Andrew Jackson into the White Housetwice. But the presidential race that best demonstrated the extent of the changes was that of Martin Van Buren and war hero William Henry Harrison in 1840. Harrison's campaign was famously marked by sloganeering and