Zachary Taylor Slavery

This documentary discusses the presidents from the time frame of 1849 to 1865 and the tensions between the north and south states. America’s founding fathers had left a legacy of two loop holes: a loose republic of state and liberty and justice for only some. Slaves and slave trades were occurring where America became a continental nation. Zachary Taylor was a man from Louisiana who became the United States 12th president. Taylor didn’t really have a plan as president, he appealed to both the north and south side of matters. He wasn’t very good at communicating, never registered to vote (even for his own election), and declared he would never use his veto power. Taylor was strongly influenced by congress and would do whatever they thought was best. Slavery was increasing and there was a concession to have some free states and some slave states. Taylor didn’t like this idea and threatened to use the veto power and eventually was turning into a unionist. In 1850 he died, there were some accusations that he died from poisoning but it was later resolved that he died from a stomach flu. …show more content…
He was from New York and supported the northern states. His aim was to please others instead of lead, but he believed in compromise. He fired Taylor’s previous cabinet because he thought that he could start over. He also signed the compromise of 1850, thinking it would put the slavery issue to rest. Back then abolishing slavery would be like abolishing an economic system now. We learned in class that economic systems are important and essential because that is what America is run on. Economics include the political, agriculture, and society aspects. Fillmore’s presidency’s was one of the most forgettable in