 An Overview of Zachary Taylor's AdministrationZachary Taylor was one of the large slaveowners
of the South, but as President he did not oppose
admitting California and New Mexico as free states. The
South demanded that other slavery issues be settled
before those territories became states, and threatened to
secede. Taylor replied that he was ready to take his
place at the head of the army to put down any such
action. He died at the height of the argument, but the
policies he began were continued under his successor,
Millard Fillmore, and helped delay the Civil War for 10 years.
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| Vice-President
and Cabinet |
| Vice-President |
Millard Fillmore |
| Secretary of State |
John M. Clayton |
| Secretary of the
Treasury |
William M. Meredith |
| Secretary of War |
George
W. Crawford |
| Attorney General |
Reverdy Johnson |
| Postmaster General |
Jacob Collamer |
| Secretary of the Navy |
William B. Preston |
| Secretary of the
Interior |
Thomas Ewing |
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| United
States Events During His Administration |
| Population
in 1850 23,300,000 |
| 1849 |
The California
Gold Rush began. |
| 1849 |
The Department of the Interior
was created. |
| 1850 |
The Overland Mail Service began. |
| 1850 |
The United States and Great
Britain signed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty,
guaranteeing the neutrality of any canal built
across Nicaragua. |
| 1850 |
Congress passed a series of laws
collectively known as the Compromise of 1850. |
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| World
Events During His Administration |
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George W.
Crawford
Civil
War
California
Gold Rush
Nicaragua
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