Millard Fillmore

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1. What is the full name?Millard Fillmore
2. What is the dates of presidency?July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853
3. Who was Millard Fillmore?Millard Fillmore was the 13th President of the United States. He became president after Vice President Zachary Taylor died in office.
4. What was the Compromise of 1850?The Compromise of 1850 was a group of laws that tried to keep the country together. It dealt with slavery by admitting California as a free state and letting new territories decide on slavery themselves.

Sectionalism: Loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
Popular Sovereignty: The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
Abolitionist Movement: The social and political movement to end slavery in the United States.
Filibustering Expedition: An unofficial military expedition organized by private citizens to interfere in the politics of a foreign state.