Polk Achieves His Financial Goals
Taylor Says He Will Support California Admission As Free State
Gold Is Discovered In California
Slavery Divides The Sects Along North Vs. South Lines
Oregon Boundary Dispute With Britain Resolved
The Seneca Falls Convention Coalesces The Women’s Rights Movement
Women Reformers Begin To Battle For Gender Equality
The Contentious Democrats Nominate Lewis Cass
General Zachary Taylor Becomes America’s Twelfth President
Henry Clay And Stephen Douglas Collaborate On The “1850 Omnibus Bill”
Dissidents Abound After The Two Major Party Conventions
Congress Debates The Morality And Implications Of The Mexican War
The Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo Ends The War With Mexico
Taylor’s Comments On Expanding Slavery Shock The South
The 1848 Campaign For The White House
The War With Mexico Picks Up Momentum
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Antagonistic Congressional Debates Stymie Clay’s “Omnibus Bill”
The Wilmot Proviso Is An Existential Threat To The South
The Whigs Choose Another General
Reprise Of James Knox Polk’s Consequential Presidency
General Scott Conquers Mexico City And Ends The War
Three Parties Nominate Candidates For The Pivotal 1844 Election
Salmon Chase Organizes The “Free Soil Party” Which Nominates Van Buren
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Moderate Southern Whigs Stage A Rebellion In The House
More Public Violence Marks The Growing Debate Over Slavery
Whigs Make Large Gains In The Off-Year Election Of 1846
War Breaks Out With Mexico
Two Splinter Parties Nominate Their Presidential Candidates Early On
The Issue Of Statehood For California Heats Up
The Political Battle Over The War And The Peace In Mexico Intensifies
Congress Finally Approves A Funding Bill Without A Ban On Slavery
James Knox Polk Becomes The Eleventh President
General Scott Moves Inland In The South
The Mormons Find Their Home And Support The War
Taylor Names His Cabinet And Is Inaugurated
The Question Of Texas Annexation Again Assumes Center Stage
Americans Occupy California And New Mexico
General Zachary Taylor Wins Lasting Fame At Buena Vista
The Republic Of Texas Is Annexed
The Slavery Debate Again Heats Up Before Taylor Is Sworn In