ZACHARY TAYLOR.
1. what major issue did taylor have to deal with when he entered office?
2. where did taylor stand with respect to the extension of slavery in the west?
MILLIARD FILLMORE.
1. did the compromise of 1850 satisfy both sides?
2. fillmore was the last president from which political party?
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
1. what tragedy at the beginning of pierce’s administration, cast a long shadow over his presidency?
2. the passage of what act doomed pierce’s presidency and brought about significant chaos?
JAMES BUCHANAN.
1. what position did buchanan take with regard to the dred scott decision?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
1. what bold, unprecedented, moves did lincoln make to grow the power of president in an effort to save the union?
2. what was lincoln’s more profound accomplishment in the office?
