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Zachary Taylor was born
Born in Montebello, Orange County, VA -
Constitution was signed
The constitution was signed to start framing a new government. Only 39 out of 59 delegates signed it. -
Joins the Army
He joined the army and served for almost 40 years -
Promoted in the army
Got promoted to the first lieutenan -
Zachary Taylor gets married
Zachary and Margaret Mackall got married at her sister's log house -
First Daughter was Born
Zachary Taylor's oldest daughter ( Anne Margaret Mackall Taylor) was born -
Leads Troops in the War of 1812
He led a troop in the War of 1812 -
Celebrity of Fort Harrison
Got military celebrity at Fort Harrison -
Second Daughter Born
His daughter Sarah Knox Taylor was born -
Resigns from the army
Resigns from the army but returns as a major the next year. -
Commanded Fort Howard
Fort Howard is near where Green Bay, Wisconsin stands today -
Reenters The Army
He joins the army again as a major in command -
Third Daughter Born
His third child named Octavia Pannil Taylor was born -
Fourth Daughter Born
His daughter Margaret Smith Taylor was born -
Last Daughter Born
His youngest daughter Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Taylor was born -
First Son/Last Kid was Born
His first and only son Richard Taylor was born -
The Black Hawk War starts
The Black Hawk War that he fought in -
Second Seminole War
He led the troops to victory in the Second Seminole War in Florida. -
Mexican war starts
The Mexican-American war that he fought in started -
Leaves the Army for the Second Time
Leaves the army for the second time but this time he is done for good, he returns to his family for good. -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty signed to end the Mexican-American war -
Nominated for election
The Whig party in Philadelphia nominated Zachary Taylor to run in the election for the whig party. -
Fights the spread of slavery
He fought the idea of spreading slavery to other states -
Zachary Taylor's Inauguration
He got elected as the 12th president of the United States -
Cholera Outbreak
the outbreak of cholera in Washington spread to Pennsylvania and caused many people to get sick and die -
Treaty with the Hawaiian Kingdom
Treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation, was signed between the U.S. and the Hawaiian Kingdom -
Daniel Webster's Famous Speech
Daniel Webster gave a speech about union sectionalism, he also talked about state loyalties -
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was signed
Designed to create harmony between Britain and The United States interests in central America -
Compromise of 1850
Congress was talking about the problem of slavery -
Zachary Taylor Dies
He died of cholera which he got from eating a large number of acidic cherries and fresh milk. He got sick after the Fourth of July celebration.