Zachary Taylor

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worse for the Mexican country, General Zachary Taylor not only wanted to fight for the Grande Rio border, he wanted to take complete control of Mexico. Not being satisfied from winning Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Taylor commanded his army across the Rio Grande into Mexican soil. According to history.com, “Zachary Taylor would attack the Mexicans on their own soil and cause much destructive chaos amongst the towns. As for the next 10 months, Zachary Taylor won four battles and gained…

Throughout the American history there have been many strenuous trials in which we have been faced with inextricable odds. Thankfully there have been countless historical figures who, although far from flawless, provided the young America with the guidance required to progress as a developing nation in its primordial phases. Among these memorable personages a certain individual named Jefferson Finis Davis stands out. Although President Davis’s character can be questioned as to his patriotic views…

The United States was rapidly growing in the mid 1800’s. From sea to shining sea, Americans were migrating West in search of land, opportunities, and wealth. This Westward movement created tensions with people who already inhabited these Western territories such as Mexico. Mexico fought eleven hard years against Spain for their independence(1810-1821), and faced many challenges following its newfound freedom. One-tenth of Mexican citizens were killed in the war, the government was unstable, and…

soldiers who were under the command of Zachary Taylor which were in the disputed zone, and ended in the dead of about twelve American soldiers. The Mexican Calvary started to siege an American fort that was located near Rio Grande. After that, the American General Taylor called reinforcements. He was then able to defeat the Mexican soldiers; these fights are know as the fights of Resaca de la Palma and…

world opinion polls, but do not always rank as highly among presidential scholars and historians. The bottom ten often includes Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, Warren G. Harding, Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, Herbert Hoover, Richard M. Nixon, Zachary Taylor and John Tyler. Because William Henry Harrison (30 days) and James A. Garfield (200 days, incapacitated after 119…

In 1836 Texas declared themselves independent from Mexico, but of course Mexico does not recognize this at first. In 1837 Texas asked the United States to be annexed into their country, but at the time the United States could not accept a new state because of two reasons. The first reason for this was that The States had just reached a balance between Slave States and Free States and with Texas wanting to be a Slave State they would upset that balance. The second reason is that Mexico made it so…

Ohio and John P. Hale of New Hampshire who was the first anti-slavery senator. Martin van Buren was up against Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana and Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan. The Free-Soil candidates won 10% of the popular vote accumulating 291,263 votes nationally but no electoral votes. Martin van Buren weakened the Democratic candidate’s votes resulting in a Whig, Zachary Taylor to win the 1848 election with over forty-seven percent of the…

terms been cut short like John F. Kennedy who tragically was assassinated while going through a parade or Richard Nixon who had a huge scandal that led to his resignation. Americans have forgotten about William Henry Harrison, James A. Garfield, Zachary Taylor, and Warren G. Harding. The record for the shortest term ever belongs to William Henry Harrison after he died thirty one days after becoming president. But unlike some, Harrison’s death could have possibly been totally preventable. When he…

Most people form impressions based on the race of a person. Do you? The Secret Life of Bees is a story of a fourteen-year-old girl who runs away from her mean and unloving father to find information about her mother's past. Lily and her housekeeper, Rosaleen, stay with the Boatwright sisters, three African American beekeepers. The setting takes place in South Carolina in 1964, a time when racism was provoked by the civil rights movement and often times turned violent. In the novel, Sue Monk Kidd…