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[-] weariedfae@lemmy.world 41 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You know I'm not sure if you're joking but I'm genuinely curious now.

Edit: I looked it up and most of what I could find was, "Let's finish killing all the Indians". 😬

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

lmao I'm glad that bitch died

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 10 points 6 months ago

Lmao I was just joking because he died only a month after taking office, but I did not expect that!

[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago

IIRC he was famous for being the guy that ended Tecumseh's war, so yeah, he didn't have the fondest opinions of indigenous rights

[-] protist@mander.xyz 5 points 6 months ago

William Harrison was a Whig, which was definitely the more progressive party at the time. His vice president, John Tyler, abandoned the Whig party and aligned himself more with Andrew Jackson and the Democrats, which were the conservative party at the time. It should be noted that the Whigs were much less destructive toward Indians than the Jackson and the Democrats, and Tyler was also strongly anti-Indian and anti-Mexican.

Here were the political positions of the Whig party:

The party was hostile toward manifest destiny, territorial expansion into Texas and the Southwest, and the Mexican–American War. It disliked strong presidential power as exhibited by Jackson and Polk, and preferred congressional dominance in lawmaking. Members advocated modernization, meritocracy, the rule of law, protections against majority tyranny, and vigilance against executive tyranny. They favored an economic program known as the American System, which called for a protective tariff, federal subsidies for the construction of infrastructure, and support for a national bank. The party was active in both the Northern United States and the Southern United States and did not take a strong stance on slavery, but Northern Whigs tended to be less supportive than their Democratic counterparts.

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