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1848 U.S. Presidential Election

Zachary Taylor's Whig victory hardened the slavery divide, as Free Soil candidates drew votes on westward expansion, accelerating sectional conflict toward civil war.

WhenNovember 7, 1848

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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 7, 1848 in the aftermath of the Mexican–American War. General Zachary Taylor of the Whig Party defeated Senator Lewis Cass of the Democratic Party.

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