He advocated for the return of slaves to Spain after the rebellion on La Amistad.
This man was subject to an attack campaign about his supposed use of gold spoons to dine. He advocated for the return of slaves to Spain after the rebellion on La Amistad. His tenure saw a raid led by Allan MacNab that resulted in the death of Amos Durfee, the Caroline affair. He engineered the Bucktails political machine, and was known as the Little Magician for exploiting the system. His term also saw the Aroostook War with Great Britain. He was the leader of the Albany Regency, and the first president born as an American citizen. For 10 points, name this man who later ran on the Free Soil party ticket, the 8th president of the U.S. and successor to Andrew Jackson.
This man was subject to an attack campaign about his supposed use of gold spoons to dine.
Martin van {Buren}