History of the United States I / Unit 14 USH1 1959 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Deadlock Broken by Death
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The idea
Taylor and Clay despised each other and neither would give way, until Taylor fell gravely ill on the fourth of July and died five days later.
In practice
Millard Fillmore, his successor, working for compromise instead.
Where people slip
Clay withdrew from leadership, and Stephen Douglas of Illinois took over the package. Taylor reportedly fell ill after eating excessive fruit with milk.
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