ZACARY TAYLOR

BASIC INFO.

• Birth-November 24, 1784
• Death- July 9, 185
• Spent most of childhood in Louisville, Kentucky
• Was a member of the Whig party

Elective

• Elected- Tuesday, November 7,1848
• Office- March 4, 1849-July 9,1850
• Political party- Whig party
• Defeated former president Martin Van Buren

Event
The bulwer treaty signed with Britain guaranteed that any future canal across Central America is neutral.

Accomplish
He used federal troops to prevent the slave state of Texas from expanding into New Mexican territory.

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