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Title: Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools
Year: 1907 (1900s)
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Publisher: New York, W. H. Sadlier
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ountedCO 3,659,000. On this subject read Thebauds Irish Race, Chap. XV. 24. Political Parties.—Three parties now divided the suifrages of the people. The whigs nominated General Taylor forPresident ; the democrats Lewis Cass ; and the free-soilers, who wereopposed to the extension of slavery, Martin Van Buren. The personalpopularity of General Taylor, on account of his many sterling qualities,and his brilliant victories in the Mexican war, made him the favoritecandidate, and he was elected. PRINCIPAL BATTLES OF THE MEXICAN WAR. Date. Location. Commander. Victors. American. Mexican. 1846...- r11 1847.. - Fort Brown Palo Alto Resaca de la Palma Monterey Buena Vista Vera Cruz (siege) Cerro Gordo. . Americans. Taylor Arista Taylor. Taylor Taylor Scott Santa Anna Scott Santa Anna Contreras Churubusco ElMolino delRey Chapulttpec City of Mexico(surren.) P.F.Smith Worth Santa Anna Santa Anna Worth Scott Scott Santa Anna Santa Ajina 1*^ STUDY 1^0. 5. TAYLOR.—FILLMORE.—PIERCE.—BUCHANAN.
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ZACHABif TAiXOB 1. Death olPresident Taylor (July 9, 1850). Gen-eral Taylor, like Gen-eral Harrison, diedsoon after his eleva-tion to the Presidency.He had been in officesixteen months. Mil-^, la7d Fillmore, the Vice-ii President, succeededhim. 2. Millard Fill-mores Adniiiiis-tration (1850-1853)was noted for (1.) The Omnibus Bill (1850). (2.) The Admission of California into the Uiticn (1850). 3. The Slavery Question continued to be promi-nent during this administration, and gave rise to a bitter FILLMOREe 291 sectional controversy. When California applied for admis-sion as a free State, an angry debate arose in Congress, whichfor a time threatened the disruption of the Union. Henry Clay, the Great Pacificator,^ came forward atthis crisis, and, with his wonderful eloquence, urged thenecessity of mutual compromise and forbearance. DanielWebster warmly seconded this effort at conciliation. 4. The Coniproinise of 1850.—The OmnihisBill, Clays measure, was thereupon adopted as the bestso

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