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==Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore==

==Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore==

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.

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.  General Zachary Taylor was the man, and he won.

The Whig Party was helped in the election of 1848 by a split in the Democratic Party over the slavery issue.  Voters against slavery abandoned the otherwise pro-slavery Democrats.  The anti-slavery Democrats were known as the "Barnburners" (i.e., burning down their own "barn" or political party by leaving), while the loyal Democrats were known as "Hunkers" (i.e., their mindset was to "hunker down" and stay the pro-slavery course).

The Whig Party was helped in the election of 1848 by a split in the Democratic Party over the slavery issue.  Voters who opposed slavery had abandoned the otherwise pro-slavery Democrats.  The anti-slavery Democrats were known as the "Barnburners" (i.e., burning down their own "barn" or political party by leaving), while the loyal Democrats were known as "Hunkers" (i.e., their mindset was to "hunker down" and stay the pro-slavery course).

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.

Zachary Taylor did not last long.  He died after only 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.  Remember that Taylor was a Whig, and the Whig Party tended to side with the northerners and against slavery.

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.

Taylor's vice president, Millard Fillmore, succeeded him in office, the second time a vice president replaced a president due to his death.  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.

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.  Specifically, this Compromise enacted the following:

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.  Specifically, this Compromise enacted the following: