Zachary+Taylor

=Zachary Taylor= = "I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me." = =-Zachary Taylor= =Background Information:=

Twelfth President of the United States

Born on November 24, 1784, near Barboursville, Virginia Died on July 9, 1850, Washington, D.C.

Was a soldier and a southern slave holder Fought against Native Americans Was the General for the United States during the American Mexcian War against General Santa Anna and with the odds stacked against the U.S. troops won Nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready" Married Margaret Mackall Smith Saw himself as an indpendent but ran on the Whig ticket =Presidency:= __Term:__ Began on March 4, 1849 Ended on July 9, 1850

__Political Party:__ Whig

__Cabinet:__ Vice President: Millard Fillmore Secretary of State: John M. Clayton Secretary of War: George W. Crawford Secretary of the Treasury: William M. Meredith

__Issues During Presidency:__ - Secession a threat due to the issue of slavery -Great Compromise of 1850: Henry Clay, also known as the "Great Compromiser", created this bill that declared California admitted as a free state, allow New Mexico to become part of the union and created a government, Texas/New Mexico boundary dispute settled in favor of New Mexico, the Texas debt absorbed by the United States government, inexpedient to abolish slavery in district of Colombia but we are going to ban auction of black slaves, Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which declared if slave escapes to a free state territory then northerners need to return the slave to their rightful owner. -Gold Rush in 1849 -Died in office in 1850 due cholera morbus, he ate cherries and other fruits while drinking milk which led to intense stomach pains, resulting in the cholera morbus

__Important Points from Inaugural Address:__ __First Inaugural Addres:__ "In the discharge of these duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to "preserve, protect, and defend." For the interpretation of that instrument I shall look to the decisions of the judicial tribunals established by its authority and to the practice of the Government under the earlier Presidents, who had so large a share in its formation. To the example of those illustrious patriots I shall always defer with reverence, and especially to his example who was by so many titles "the Father of his Country."" - He will follow the Constitution and uphold its ideals

"It shall be my study to recommend such constitutional measures to Congress as may be necessary and proper to secure encouragement and protection to the great interests of agriculture, commerce, and manufactures, to improve our rivers and harbors, to provide for the speedy extinguishment of the public debt, to enforce a strict accountability on the part of all officers of the Government and the utmost economy in all public expenditures; but it is for the wisdom of Congress itself, in which all legislative powers are vested by the Constitution, to regulate these and other matters of domestic policy." - Focus on the internal improvements, such as rivers and harbors, agriculture, commerce, tariffs, and debt -Domestic policy is the issue of slavery, which he notes on but doesn't offer an opinion or solution for -Wants to be an excellent president and wants to treat everyone fair and just -Mentions other branches power, focusing on Congress = = =Legacy:= Due to his sudden death in office it is unclear of his legacy as president, but it is noted that he was a General that won the American Mexican War which gained more territory to create the nation it is today.

Work Cited: Information: First Inaugural Address of Zachary Taylor (1849) http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/zacharytaylor http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/z/zachary_taylor.html []

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