The Election Of 1848: Zachary Taylor vs. Lewis Cass vs. Martin Van Buren
Intro: The election of 1848 is the first presidential election to take place on the same the day in every state, which would go on to be the case in every election going forward and it's also a three-way battle for presidency as General Zachary Taylor takes on Michigan Senator Lewis Cass and former Democratic president, Martin Van Buren...so with that all said, let's get into it. The Fallout of James K. Polk's Presidency Unlike many of his one term predecessors, James Polk's presidency was a success as the former Speaker of the House turn president was able to accomplish quite a lot during his term. Under his presidency, Polk established an Independent Treasury in order manage government funds, he reduced the prices of high tariffs with the 'Walker Tariff' while also increasing the amount of revenue and trade in the U.S., helped to create what would be 'The Smithsonian Institute' and negotiated with Britain to in order to get the Oregon territories wh