Timeline (Compromiser Compromised)

1847-1850
July 28, 1847: Henry Clay dies suddenly of a heart attack.

August 12-20, 1847: Winfield Scott's troops continue victories in Mexico.

January 24, 1848: Gold is found at Sutter's Mill, California, soon causing the California Gold Rush.

February 2, 1848: Treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo is signed, giving the United States a lot of land and ending the Mexican-American War.

May 22, 1848: The Democrats hold their convention in Baltimore. With a nomination which could determine the party's stance on western slavery, Lewis Cass is chosen as the Democratic Candidate, and William Orlando Butler is chosen as his running mate.

June 7, 1848: The Whigs hold their convention in Philadelphia. With the death of Henry Clay and dwindling power of the Whigs, they nominate Zachary Taylor, a war hero, to try to appeal to the nationalism created from the Mexican-American War. Daniel Webster would be his running mate.

July 19, 1848: The Seneca Falls Convention is held in favor of womens' rights and suffrage.

November 7, 1848: The Election of 1848. Lewis Cass wins due to his decisive plans on western slavery and wavering support for the Whigs without Henry Clay.