Zachary Taylor
As President
Zachary Taylor was the twelfth president of the United States, he only served for one year four months and five days. When he became president, congress was facing questions about whether California, Utah, and New Mexico, would become states or remain federal territories; also congress was threatening to divide about whether slavery would be in place if they became states. Even though Taylor was a slave owner and was born on a plantation, he had no bias towards the members of congress who wanted slavery because his ultimate goal was peace in the country. He thought the best way to move forward was to make California a state and take the decision of slavery out of congress's hands, as he sided with abolitionists and congress was having more people going for slavery. Making California a state at that time ended up in his favor because the gold rush was just starting. Where the New Mexico and Texas border would be was still a question when he was in office, Texas wanted land north of Santa Fe, though having few people there. Taylor originally sided with keeping New Mexico a federal territory, but then wanted to make it a state, to make people in congress to stop fighting about slavery. He didn't do much other major things in his presidency but he died of cholera morbus, on July 9, 1850 at 65 years old.
Career in military
Before he became president Zachary Taylor enlisted in the army and was commissioned as a first lieutenant of the Seventieth Infantry Regiment on May 3, 1808. During the war of 1812 he defended …show more content…
He had support from people already because of his victories in the Mexican American War. Later he said he was always aligned with the whig party, and considered himself a Jeffersonian-Democrat, he ignored the Whig platform. He defeated Lewis Cass and Martin Van Buren. He was born on a plantation in Virginia on November, 24
As President
Zachary Taylor was the twelfth president of the United States, he only served for one year four months and five days. When he became president, congress was facing questions about whether California, Utah, and New Mexico, would become states or remain federal territories; also congress was threatening to divide about whether slavery would be in place if they became states. Even though Taylor was a slave owner and was born on a plantation, he had no bias towards the members of congress who wanted slavery because his ultimate goal was peace in the country. He thought the best way to move forward was to make California a state and take the decision of slavery out of congress's hands, as he sided with abolitionists and congress was having more people going for slavery. Making California a state at that time ended up in his favor because the gold rush was just starting. Where the New Mexico and Texas border would be was still a question when he was in office, Texas wanted land north of Santa Fe, though having few people there. Taylor originally sided with keeping New Mexico a federal territory, but then wanted to make it a state, to make people in congress to stop fighting about slavery. He didn't do much other major things in his presidency but he died of cholera morbus, on July 9, 1850 at 65 years old.
Career in military
Before he became president Zachary Taylor enlisted in the army and was commissioned as a first lieutenant of the Seventieth Infantry Regiment on May 3, 1808. During the war of 1812 he defended …show more content…
He had support from people already because of his victories in the Mexican American War. Later he said he was always aligned with the whig party, and considered himself a Jeffersonian-Democrat, he ignored the Whig platform. He defeated Lewis Cass and Martin Van Buren. He was born on a plantation in Virginia on November, 24