Zachary Taylor

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Zachary Taylor

• By Ethan Bagby

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Zachary Taylor Was Born

• Born in Montebello, Virginia on November 24th,
  1784
• Parents names were Richard and Mary
• His family moved to Kentucky
• Began serving in the army as a lieutenant in 1808
  

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Election

• He ran against Lewis Cass and Martin Van Buren
• Zachary beat Cass by 36 electoral votes and
  137,882 popular votes
• Zachary beat Van Buren by 163 electoral votes and
  1,059,760 popular votes
• He was our 12th president
• He was never a candidate before
• Millard Fillmore was Taylors Vice President
• Zachary is green, Cass is red, and Van Buren won
  no states

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While He Was President

• When Zachary Taylor was president and Milliard
  Fillmore was Vice President
• Millard Fillmore and Zachary Taylor disagreed on
  ending slavery
• Millard Fillmore wanted to end slavery
• Zachary wanted to keep slavery
• So when Zachary Taylor Died Milliard Fillmore
  ended slavery like he wanted to for a long time

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The World Around Him

• David Copperfield by Charles Dickens was
  published
• Congress debated Henry Clays compromise
• The Gold Rush was going on

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Life After President

• July 9, 1850, Washington D.C. he died
• He died from Gastroenteritis
• Some people say he died from Cholera
• In office for only a year and 4 months
• Died at age 66

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Fun Facts

• Visitors pulled hairs from the horses tail for
  souvenirs
• He never voted in a presidential election but
  people sure voted for him
• Only 30 stars on U.S.A.s flag when he left
  office
• His legs were so short he had to be helped up on
  to his horse
• His horse named Whitey lived on the White House
  grounds

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Quotes

• I have always done my duty I am ready to die my
  only regret is for the friends I leave behind me
• In this discharge of duties my guide will be The
  Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve,
  protect, and defend
• It would be judicious to act with magnanimity
  towards a prostrate foe
• I have no private purpose to accomplish, no
  party objectives to build up, no enemies to
  punish nothing to serve but my country