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| | ==Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore== | | ==Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore== |
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| | + | When 1848 rolled around, Americans were ready to elect another war hero: Zachary Taylor. The Whig Party, hurting from its defeat in 1844, figured it could win in 1848 by nominating a popular general who had fought the Mexicans. Zachary Taylor was the man, and he won. |
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| − | Barnburners "1848: antislavery faction that split Dem Party, enabling Whigs to elect Taylor; loyal Dems were ""Hunkers"""
| + | He did not last long. He died after one year in office. His sole contribution was to encourage New Mexico and California to apply for admission to the United States as a free (rather than slave) state. |
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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."
| + | Taylor's vice president, Millard Fillmore, succeeded him in office, the second time a vice president replaced a president. Fillmore, who was from New York, was an average American who had been born in a log cabin, and who succeeded through hard work.<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/mf13.html</ref> He then played a key part in passing the Compromise of 1950, one of the most important pieces of legislation in the entire 19th century. |
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| | + | The Compromise of 1950 admitted California as a state, and established that the South had the right to bring slaves into the United State's South West Territories. The Compromise also abolished the slave trade in DC, although slavery itself was allowed to continue. |
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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.
| + | Fillmore negotiated with Texas and gave the new state 10 million dollars to pay off its debts. In return, Texas accepted a more restrictive western boundary and gave up claims to New Mexico and other western territories. |
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| − | Taylor's vice president, Millard Fillmore succeeded him. Fillmore was an average American who had succeeded through hard work. He played a key part in passing the Compromise of 1950.
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| − | The Compromise of 1950 admitted California as a state, and established that the South had the right to bring slaves into the United State's South West Territories. The Compromise also abolished the slave trade in DC, although slavery itself was allowed to continue.
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| − | Fillmore negotiated with Texas and gave the new state 10 million dollars to pay off its debts. In return, Texas accepted a more restrictive western boundary.
| + | <more on compromise> |
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| | ==Anti-slavery Sentiments Rise== | | ==Anti-slavery Sentiments Rise== |