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Angelica Van Buren She was mistress of the White House during
her father-in-law's term.
Van Buren was born in New York
in 1782, and became an eminent
lawyer and skilful politician. He
was senator, governor of New York,
Secretary of State, and President for
one term. He died in 1862.
VAN BUREN
The crash came in 1837, just as Van Buren took office.
Factories were shut down; mortgages were foreclosed;
thousands of men were put out of work and hundreds lost
their homes. People who had gold and silver hid it away.
In many places business had to be done by barter, as in
colonial times. From living far beyond their means, people
became afraid to spend anything at all.
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