... Tyler for vice president. Harrison was portrayed as a man of the people who had been born in a log cabin and could relate to the common citizens of the nation. The Whigs won the election and took control of the administration. 5) Before transportation in America had progressed beyond horse drawn carriages ... and unite the nation without the burden of factional lines and differences. This was only part of the sentiment in the United States of a growing sense of nationalism. The economy was booming and trade was at a high. Monroe went on a good will tour through the states and was receiv...

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