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==Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore==
 
==Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore==
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Barnburners "1848: antislavery faction that split Dem Party, enabling Whigs to elect Taylor; loyal Dems were ""Hunkers"""
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Zachary Taylor "Whig Pres. 1848: gen. in war,died after 1 year,encouraged both NM+CA to apply for admission as free st."
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Zachary Taylor was a a general during the Mexican war and a member of the Whig party.  He was elected as president in 1848.  He encouraged New Mexico and California to become part of the Union as free states.  After just one year in office, he died.  
 
Zachary Taylor was a a general during the Mexican war and a member of the Whig party.  He was elected as president in 1848.  He encouraged New Mexico and California to become part of the Union as free states.  After just one year in office, he died.  
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