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 Zachary
Taylor: A Chronology of His Life and Career
Zachary Taylor served his country
for 40 years as a soldier and for 16 months as
President. His courage and ability during the
Mexican War made him a national hero. He showed
the same courage as President, but died before he
could prove his full abilities as a statesman. |
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Overview of Zachary Taylor's Administration Zachary Taylor was one
of the large slaveowners of the South, but as
President he did not oppose admitting California
and New Mexico as free states. The South demanded
that other slavery issues be settled before those
territories became states, and threatened to
secede. |
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