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  2. The Enslaved Households of President Martin Van Buren

    Nov 27, 2019 · Van Buren responded: “the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, against the wishes of the slave-holding States (assuming Congress has the power to effect it) would violate the spirit of that compromise of …

  3. Martin Van Buren, Compromise, and Privilege - Martin …

    Sep 22, 2022 · In the immediate aftermath of his presidency, he ran for reelection in 1844 and 1848. Both times he ran, at least vaguely, on some anti-slavery policies. In 1844, Van Buren ran against the annexation of Texas as a slave …

  4. Martin Van Buren | The First Amendment Encyclopedia

    Jan 16, 2024 · The nation's 8th president, Martin Van Buren dealt with the growing issue of slavery. He supported a gag rule in Congress that prevented anti-slavery petitions.

  5. U.S. presidents and slavery - Miller Center

  6. Martin Van Buren: Domestic Affairs - Miller Center

  7. Martin Van Buren | Biography, Presidency, & Facts

    Sep 18, 2024 · In an effort to win the proslavery vote in the election of 1840, Van Buren sided against enslaved Africans on trial in the United States for their part in the Amistad mutiny in 1839. However, the enduring economic crisis and the …

  8. Martin Van Buren - HISTORY

    Oct 29, 2009 · After 1848, Van Buren retreated into a long retirement at his Kinderhook estate, Lindenwald, watching as the slavery issue proceeded to tear the country apart during the 1850s.

  9. The Election of 1848: Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men …

    Sep 18, 2022 · In the previous election of 1844, Van Buren had been denied his Democratic Party’s nomination by a faction of Southern Democrats due to his stance against the annexation of Texas, and thus his stance against the …

  10. Knowing the Presidents: Martin Van Buren

    Martin Van Buren opposed the expansion of slavery to the point that he blocked the annexation of Texas because he feared it would become a pro-slavery state. He also feared that gaining Texas would mean a war with Mexico. Van Buren

  11. Martin Van Buren - The White House

    Inclined more and more to oppose the expansion of slavery, Van Buren blocked the annexation of Texas because it assuredly would add to slave territory–and it might bring war with Mexico....

  12. Martin Van Buren - Wikipedia

  13. Martin Van Buren: Impact and Legacy - Miller Center

  14. Martin Van Buren | whitehouse.gov

  15. Martin Van Buren - Key Events - Miller Center

  16. Martin Van Buren as Statesman: State Rights and the Rise of the …

  17. Democratic Convention and Election of 1844 - Martin Van Buren …

  18. Papers of Martin Van Buren - National Archives

  19. Martin Van Buren: Campaigns and Elections - Miller Center