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Georgia's Blue and Gray Trail Presents: Election of 1848
An extensive look at the election of 1848 including information about the conventions, the parties which elected candidates, the platforms, and the outcome. From the Civil War Encyclopedia.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Zachary Taylor
Here is the beginning point of all information about Zachary Taylor's presidency. From University of Virginia.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Free Soil or Slave? The Dilemma of the West
By reading this section of a chapter on "Westward Expansion," students will be able to describe the terms of the Wilmot Proviso and the Compromise of 1850, discuss why the Free-Soil Party objected to the westward expansion of slavery and...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Zachary Taylor: A Life in Brief
As part of the excellent site about Zachary Taylor and his life and presidency from the Miller Center, this article gives you a look at Taylor's life in brief, focusing on his military career, and the politics of slavery that affected...
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Election of 1848
Online resource that provides detailed electoral data for the presidential election of 1848 won by Whig party candidate, Zachary Taylor.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Popular Sovereignty
Read about the concept of popular sovereignty in relation to issue of expansion of slavery in the territories. It was not as simple as it seemed. Find out about how the issue of slavery was addressed in the election of 1848. Included is...
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Free Soil Party
A description of the platform and beliefs of the Free Soil Party which opposed expansion of slavery into US territories.
The White House
The White House: Presidents: Zachary Taylor
The White House website gives a very interesting look at the too brief presidency of Zachary Taylor. Read about his solutions for the decisions of whether slavery should be allowed in U.S. territories.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Millard Fillmore: Life in Brief
Read a brief biography of Millard Fillmore's life. Hyperlinks to additional information about his private and political life.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Zachary Taylor: Campaigns and Elections
In this article from the Miller Center's site on Zachary Taylor, you can find a description of the election of 1848 and Taylor's decision to run as a Whig.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Democracy and Struggles: Truman Versus Dewey [Pdf]
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that examines the Truman-Dewey election of 1948. Students learn how Truman and Dewey campaigned, how they got their messages across to the American...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Examining Antebellum Elections
[Free Registration/Login Required] This high school lesson plan has pupils look at data from the elections between 1824-1861 and the effect the two party system had on the outcomes.
270 To Win
270towin: 1848 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1848 won by Zachary Taylor, one of only two Whigs to be elected President before the party ceased to exist in the 1850s.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Free Soil Party
This article contains an overview of the history of the Free Soil Party, its leaders, their beliefs, and eventually joined with the National Union Party to form the newly formed Republican Party in 1854.