Adulthood

He was a law clerk, ran errands, swept floors, and studied law at night

Van Buren listened to the conversations.

As soon as he became a lawyer, he wanted to do politics for himself.

He was a state senator, U.S senator, and governor of New York.

He became Vice President, after he became Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State.

Van Buren won the 1836 election by promising to continue Jackson's policy's.Banks and businesses all over the country began to fail. People began to panic in 1837.