The Age of Jackson | Manifest Destiny | 6
American History Tellers
The Bright Side to the Fizzled Revolution
In February 1848, revolutionaries overthrew the French monarchy and established the Second French Republic based on democratic principles. Germany fervor spread from France to Germany and Austria, where thousands took part in demonstrations demanding liberal reforms. Many Americans felt that the US could serve as an example of liberty to the world, but the world didn't need its own revolution. The Whigs had remained strongly opposed to what they saw as Polk's illegal war against Mexico. Their candidate in the race was War hero General Zachary Taylor; running Taylor offered a way for the Whigs to rebuke Polk while standing by the soldiers who fought in the war they opposed.
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