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 William Henry
Seward served in the New York State
Senate, as Governor of New York, and in the U.S.
Senate before being named Secretary of State, in
which capacity he served from 1861 to 1869. His
most important accomplishment during this period
was the purchase of Alaska from Russia. |
 Zachary
Taylor: A Chronology of His Life and Career
Zachary Taylor served his country
for 40 years as a soldier and for 16 months as
President. His courage and ability during the
Mexican War made him a national hero. He showed
the same courage as President, but died before he
could prove his full abilities as a statesman. |
 The Kansas-Nebraska
Act, which was signed into law on
May 30, 1854, divided Nebraska
Territory into Kansas and Nebraska and specified
that the question of whether or not to allow
slavery would be left up to the voters within
each territory. |
 John Charles
Frémont led two major expeditions
into the West and Far West which resulted in maps
of areas never before mapped. He also took part
in the "Bear Flag Revolt" in
California, ran for President in 1856, and served
as a Major General in the Civil War. |
 An
Overview of Fillmore's Administration
During his 32 months in office,
Fillmore's most important action was his approval
of the Compromise of 1850, a series of laws that
helped delay the Civil War for more than 10
years. His faithful enforcement of the
Compromise, including its provision for the
return of runaway slaves, however, lost him the
support of most Northerners, and he was not
nominated for a full term as President in 1852. |
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