#12 Zachary Taylor Flashcards

348325407	Zachary Taylor	Whig 1849-1850. 64 years old from Luisianna Celebrity candidate
348325408	Zachary Taylor	War hero. Appealed to both North and south
348325409	Zachary Taylor	He was slovenly, a poor speaker and never registered vote. He was a relaxed manager.
348325410	Zachary Taylor	Old Ruff and "Ready" was his nickname. Had no polish of a politician.
348325411	Zachary Taylor	Didn't vote in his own election. He was a Washington insider.
348325412	Zachary Taylor	He differed to other and said he would not exercise his veto power. He said congress should decise the slavery issue.
348325413	Zachary Taylor	Missouri compromis was beginning to crumble becuase of expansion of slavery.
348325414	Zachary Taylor	1850 compromise by Henry Clay which would bring California in with concessions to south.
348325415	Zachary Taylor	Taylor threatened to veto the compromise despite the threat by the south to secede. Taylor threatened to hang secessionist including his own son in law Jefferson Davis
348325416	Zachary Taylor	He affirmed the integrity of the Union by standing up against slavery and becoming an ardent .
348325417	Zachary Taylor	Unionist
348325418	Zachary Taylor	Taylor presided over the ground breaking ceremony of the Washington Monument and cooled off with milk and strawberries. Within an hour he had severe stomach pains. Taylor died 5 days later and some suspected foul play. 1991 Taylors body was exhumed and found no sign of foul play.