On July 9th of 1850, President Zachary Taylor died (supposibly) of gastroenteritis. His death and Millard Fillmores ascention to the presidency finally allowed the Compromise of 1850 to pass, temporarily cooling tensions between the North and the South and "solving" the problem of slavery in the west.
What if Zachary Taylor had not died? Would we see a civil war a decade early?
What if Zachary Taylor had not died? Would we see a civil war a decade early?