Which party nominated William Henry Harrison in 1840?

• A. Democratic
• B. Whig
• C. Republican
• D. Federalist

Answer: (B)

The Whig Party nominated William Henry Harrison in 1840. The Whigs formed in opposition to Andrew Jackson’s Democrats and chose Harrison, a respected military hero, to present a strong, steady alternative after the unsettled economic times of the late 1830s. Their campaign emphasized Harrison’s frontier image and used memorable branding like “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” to appeal to a broad electorate, with John Tyler as his running mate to balance regional support. The other major parties at the time did not pick Harrison: the Democrats nominated Martin Van Buren, the Republican Party had not yet been formed, and the Federalist Party had dissolved years earlier.