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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.  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.

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:

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.

*enacted tougher federal fugitive slave laws and strictly enforced them (Clay pushed this through the Senate)

*Texas received $10M to pay off its debt in return for accepting a narrower western boundary and give up claims to New Mexico and others

==Anti-slavery Sentiments Rise==

==Anti-slavery Sentiments Rise==