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 ==Legacy==
-though Taylor came into office with considerable popular goodwill, and was genuinely mourned by the public upon his death, the general feeling by 1850 was that he had proven a poor political leader for the nation, especially in the midst of the intense furor over slavery and sectionalism. His presidency is difficult to judge due to his short tenure; most contemporaries (as well as later historians) gave him credit for his honesty, his unassuming character, and above all his determination to preserve the Union, by shows of military force if need be, but felt his lack of political experience had aggravated the ongoing sectional crisis by antagonizing rather than placating the South. One historian spoke for many when he wrote that "estimable as Taylor's common sense, practicality, and resolution had been, they fell short of supplying the qualities needed for so grave a crisis...Even those who thought best of him [agreed] that his Administration had been fumbling and confused, and his Cabinet ineffective."<ref>Nevins, ''Ordeal of the Union'', p. 334.</ref>
+Although Taylor came into office with considerable popular goodwill, and was genuinely mourned by the public upon his death, the general feeling by 1850 was that he had proven a poor political leader for the nation, especially in the midst of the intense furor over slavery and sectionalism. His presidency is difficult to judge due to his short tenure; most contemporaries (as well as later historians) gave him credit for his honesty, his unassuming character, and above all his determination to preserve the Union, by shows of military force if need be, but felt his lack of political experience had aggravated the ongoing sectional crisis by antagonizing rather than placating the South. One historian spoke for many when he wrote that "estimable as Taylor's common sense, practicality, and resolution had been, they fell short of supplying the qualities needed for so grave a crisis...Even those who thought best of him [agreed] that his Administration had been fumbling and confused, and his Cabinet ineffective."<ref>Nevins, ''Ordeal of the Union'', p. 334.</ref>
 Other commentators, though, have given Taylor somewhat higher marks, especially in foreign policy; his presidency saw successful negotiations with [[Great Britain]] over their mutual interests in Latin America, preserving good relations between the two nations.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101217094438/http://millercenter.org/president/taylor/essays/biography/9 Zachary Taylor: Impact and Legacy] Miller Center of Public Affairs (2010).</ref>

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-'''Zachary Taylor''' (1784 - 1850) was the 12th [[President of the United States of America]]. He served as the president from 1849-1850.<ref>http://americanhistory.about.com/library/fastfacts/blffpres12.htm</ref> He was the second president to die while in office.  The first to die in office was [[William Henry Harrison]].<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents Zachary Taylor]] by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1988.</ref>
+'''Zachary Taylor''' (1784 - 1850) was the 12th [[President of the United States of America]]. A career army officer and a prominent American general in the [[Mexican War]], he was nominated by the [[Whig Party]] for the 1848 presidential election, in which he narrowly defeated [[Democrat]] [[Lewis Cass]]. He served as the president from 1849-1850, during which the government was badly divided over the expansion of slavery into the western territories.<ref>http://americanhistory.about.com/library/fastfacts/blffpres12.htm</ref> He was the second president to die while in office (the first being [[William Henry Harrison]]), expiring of an intestinal disorder on July 9, 1850 before the slavery controversy was temporarily resolved via the [[Compromise of 1850]]. Today, Taylor is generally remembered as a mediocre President, whose admirable personal qualities were often outweighed by a lack of political skill and experience.<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents Zachary Taylor]] by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1988.</ref>
 ==First Days==
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 ==Career in the military==
 His earliest services were in Kentucky and New Orleans.  He was promoted to Captain in the spring of 1811 and then given the command of Fort Knox (in Vincennes.)  It was during his stay there that the War of 1812 occurred.  He was put in command of Fort Harrison which he successfully defended from the shawnee chief, [[Tecumseh]].  He was given several assignments at various Forts such as Howard, Snelling and Crawford.  He was later promoted to Colonel shortly before he was sent to do service in the Illinois war against the Indians.  He also fought in the [[Second Seminole War]].
 ==Mexican War==
-Taylor commanded an army in the [[Mexican-American War]] and won the decisive victory of Buena Vista.<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents Zachary Taylor]] by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1988.</ref>
+In 1846, Taylor was in command of troops along the [[Rio Grande]], protecting [[Texas]] from a possible invasion by [[Mexico]] following the American annexation the previous year. In May 1846, a skirmish between some of his soldiers and Mexican troops who had crossed the river prompted the outbreak of the [[Mexican-American War]].
 ==Presidency==
-[[Image:Taylor1848.jpg|thumb|290px|1848 election poster]] Zachary Taylor was recruited by the [[Whig Party]] to run for the office of President.  His successful military career boosted his campaign and enabled him to win against Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass and Free Soiler, [[Martin Van Buren]].  He then chose several loyal Whig members for his cabinet.  During his time in office it was discovered he wanted states to choose whether of not they wanted slavery.  Many southerners disliked Taylor for this stand on [[slavery]].
+[[Image:Taylor1848.jpg|thumb|290px|1848 election poster]] Zachary Taylor was recruited by the [[Whig Party]] to run for the office of President.  His successful military career boosted his campaign and enabled him to win against Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass and Free Soiler, [[Martin Van Buren]].  He then chose several loyal Whig members for his cabinet; most of these, however, were from Northern or border states and had reputations for being anti-slavery. Moreover, he relied heavily for political advice on several Whig politicians, especially Senator [[William H. Seward]] of [[New York]], who were closely affiliated with the abolitionist movement. Although Taylor himself was a Southerner who owned a number of slaves on several plantations in [[Louisiana]], these moves alienated many Southern politicians in both the Whig and Democratic parties, who believed he was allowing himself to be a tool of the abolitionists. In the controversy that broke out over whether or not to allow [[slavery]] in the territories that had been won from Mexico (aggravated by the introduction of the [[Wilmot Proviso]]), Taylor strongly indicated that he favored the admission of [[California]] at once as a free state, and of [[New Mexico]] in the near future with the same status. This would effectively bar the further expansion of slavery within the U.S.
 ==Death==
-Taylor contracted [[cholera]] and the [[typhoid fever]]; he died several days later on July 9, 1850.
 ==References==

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 ==Presidency==
-[[Image:Taylor1848.jpg|thumb|290px|1848 election poster]] Zachary Taylor was recruited by the [[Whig Party]] to run for the office of President.  His successful military career boosted his campaign and enabled him to win against Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass and Free Soiler, [[Martin Van Buren]].  He then chose several loyal whig members for his cabinet.  During his time in office it was discovered he wanted states to choose whether of not they wanted slavery.  Many southerners disliked Taylor for this stand on [[slavery]].
+[[Image:Taylor1848.jpg|thumb|290px|1848 election poster]] Zachary Taylor was recruited by the [[Whig Party]] to run for the office of President.  His successful military career boosted his campaign and enabled him to win against Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass and Free Soiler, [[Martin Van Buren]].  He then chose several loyal Whig members for his cabinet.  During his time in office it was discovered he wanted states to choose whether of not they wanted slavery.  Many southerners disliked Taylor for this stand on [[slavery]].
 ==Death==

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 '''Zachary Taylor''' (1784 - 1850) was the 12th [[President of the United States of America]]. He served as the president from 1849-1850.<ref>http://americanhistory.about.com/library/fastfacts/blffpres12.htm</ref> He was the second president to die while in office.  The first to die in office was [[William Henry Harrison]].<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents Zachary Taylor]] by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1988.</ref>

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 '''Zachary Taylor''' (1784 - 1850) was the 12th [[President of the United States of America]]. He served as the president from 1849-1850.<ref>http://americanhistory.about.com/library/fastfacts/blffpres12.htm</ref> He was the second president to die while in office.  The first to die in office was [[William Henry Harrison]].<ref>[[Encyclopedia of Presidents Zachary Taylor]] by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1988.</ref>

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 ==Death==
 Taylor contracted [[cholera]] and the [[typhoid fever]]; he died several days later on July 9, 1850.
 == External links ==
 *[http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=a2028720-h Zachary Taylor]
 *[http://www.nndb.com/people/841/000031748/ Zachary Taylor]
+* [https://librivox.org/author/11286 Works by Zachary Taylor - text and free audio] - [[LibriVox]]
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-'''Zachary Taylor''' was the 12th [[President of the United States of America]]. He served as the president from 1849-1850<ref>http://americanhistory.about.com/library/fastfacts/blffpres12.htm</ref>. He was the second president to die while in office.  The first to die in office was [[William Henry Harrison]].<ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents Zachary Taylor]] by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1988. </ref>
+'''Zachary Taylor''' (1784 - 1850) was the 12th [[President of the United States of America]]. He served as the president from 1849-1850<ref>http://americanhistory.about.com/library/fastfacts/blffpres12.htm</ref>. He was the second president to die while in office.  The first to die in office was [[William Henry Harrison]].<ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents Zachary Taylor]] by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1988. </ref>
 ==First Days==