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1812 |
The War of 1812 which has also been called the second War for Independence, between the United States and Great Britain. Zachary Taylor served in the War of 1812, Black Hawk, Second Seminole, and Mexican wars |
1814 |
Treaty of Fort Jackson ends Creek War |
1810 |
Zachary Taylor was married to Margaret Mackall Smith in 1810 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act |
1831 |
Nat Turner's revolt |
1832 |
Black Hawk War |
1835 |
Texas War for Independence begins |
1837 |
Zachary Taylor was made a Brigadier General as a result of his victory over the Seminoles at Lake Okeechobee |
1837 |
Battle of the Alamo |
1838 |
1838-1839: The Trail of Tears |
1846 |
Mexican-American War begins. He captured Monterrey in September 1846 |
1847 |
He defeated Santa Anna at Buena Vista in February 1847 and became a hero of the Mexican War |
1848 |
January 24th 1848 Gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill in California |
1849 |
He became the twelfth President of the United States of America |
1849-50 |
The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty signed with Britain guaranteed that any future canal across Central America would be available to all nations |
1850 |
Zachary Taylor died of heat stroke on July 4, 1850 dedication of the Washington Monument. He was buried in Louisville, Kentucky in what is now known as Zachary Taylor National Cemetery. |
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