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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:election
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gptkbp:campaigns
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Appeal to anti-slavery sentiment
Emphasize national unity
Focus on military experience
Lewis Cass's campaign
Martin Van Buren's campaign
Zachary Taylor's campaign
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gptkbp:consequences
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Increased sectional tensions
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gptkbp:date
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November 7, 1848
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gptkbp:demographics
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Predominantly white male voters
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gptkbp:election_year
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163
Zachary Taylor's presidency
1,360,000
White male citizens
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Examined for its impact on slavery debates.
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Pre-Civil War America
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Influenced future elections
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Set the stage for future debates on slavery
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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presidential election of 1848
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gptkbp:issues
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Slavery expansion
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gptkbp:legacy
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First Whig president elected
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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Limited media coverage
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gptkbp:notable_inductees
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gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkb:Lewis_Cass
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gptkbp:outcome
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Zachary Taylor elected president
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkb:Free_Soil_Party
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:presidential_election_of_1844
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gptkbp:public_perception
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Divided on slavery issues
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
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gptkbp:result
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Whig victory
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gptkbp:significance
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First election after the Mexican-American War
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gptkbp:state
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All states participated
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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presidential election of 1852
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gptkbp:voter_turnout
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70.3%
Zachary Taylor 163, Lewis Cass 127, Martin Van Buren 0
Zachary Taylor 1,360,000, Lewis Cass 1,220,000, Martin Van Buren 300,000
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gptkbp:voting_method
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First-past-the-post
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gptkbp:winner
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gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
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gptkbp:year
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1848
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:1848_United_States_midterm_elections
gptkb:presidential_election_of_1844
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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