Zachary Taylor #10: Contentious Compromise (1849-1850); Topics covered include: President of the United States, focus on governance and slavery in the acquired territories, The President's Plan, conflict with Congress, debates over the Compromise of 1850, conflict between Texas and New Mexico, Taylor's announces opposition to the Compromise measures, Taylor becomes ill, and Taylor dies
Key people: Howell Cobb, Henry Clay, John Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Thomas Benton, Jefferson Davis, William Seward, Millard Fillmore, John Munroe, Peter Bell, Alfred Pleasanton, and Alexander Stephens
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