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Born in Montebello, Orange County, VA -
The constitution was signed to start framing a new government. Only 39 out of 59 delegates signed it. -
He joined the army and served for almost 40 years -
Got promoted to the first lieutenan -
Zachary and Margaret Mackall got married at her sister's log house -
Zachary Taylor's oldest daughter ( Anne Margaret Mackall Taylor) was born -
He led a troop in the War of 1812 -
Got military celebrity at Fort Harrison -
His daughter Sarah Knox Taylor was born -
Resigns from the army but returns as a major the next year. -
Fort Howard is near where Green Bay, Wisconsin stands today -
He joins the army again as a major in command -
His third child named Octavia Pannil Taylor was born -
His daughter Margaret Smith Taylor was born -
His youngest daughter Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Taylor was born -
His first and only son Richard Taylor was born -
The Black Hawk War that he fought in -
He led the troops to victory in the Second Seminole War in Florida. -
The Mexican-American war that he fought in started -
Leaves the army for the second time but this time he is done for good, he returns to his family for good. -
Treaty signed to end the Mexican-American war -
The Whig party in Philadelphia nominated Zachary Taylor to run in the election for the whig party. -
He fought the idea of spreading slavery to other states -
He got elected as the 12th president of the United States -
the outbreak of cholera in Washington spread to Pennsylvania and caused many people to get sick and die -
Treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation, was signed between the U.S. and the Hawaiian Kingdom -
Daniel Webster gave a speech about union sectionalism, he also talked about state loyalties -
Designed to create harmony between Britain and The United States interests in central America -
Congress was talking about the problem of slavery -
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.