Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) by Joshua Garcia https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216 Made with an open mind en-us 2018-11-28 17:22:55 UTC 2025-10-21 08:11:40 UTC hello@padlet.com President Zachary Taylor 331124 https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216/wish/308932885 -Zachary Taylor served as president for only one year.

-He was known as "Old Rough-and-Ready"

-He had 4 children: 3 girls and 1 boy

-Taylor was a slave owner

]]> 2018-11-28 17:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216/wish/308932885 What is Taylor most known for? 331124 https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216/wish/308941223 He was most famous for his long military career and his victories in the Mexican-American War]]> 2018-11-28 17:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216/wish/308941223 How did Taylor die? 331124 https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216/wish/309009820 Despite all the common and uncommon deaths, Taylor had an extremely rare and strange death. 

-- While an Independence Day celebration, he ate a snack of buttermilk and cherries and a few days later, he died of cholera.]]> 2018-11-28 19:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216/wish/309009820 Life Span 331124 https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216/wish/309420627 Born: November 24, 1784 in Orange County, Virginia
Died: July 9, 1850 in Washington D.C. while in office.]]> 2018-11-29 17:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216/wish/309420627 Growing up... 331124 https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216/wish/309423711 --Zachary was born in Virginia, but his parents moved to Kentucky when he was still a baby. 

--He grew up in the frontier country of Kentucky living most of his childhood in a log cabin. His father was a farmer.

-Taylor joined the army, where he would spend the next 40 years. (1808-1848]]> 2018-11-29 17:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216/wish/309423711 Fun Facts 331124 https://padlet.com/331124/658bxncna216/wish/309446821
  • President James Madison was Taylor's second cousin.
  • He is said to have earned his nickname Old Rough-and-Ready from his clothing, "rough", and his preparedness to fight, "ready".
  • There are theories that he was actually assassinated and that the snack he ate was purposely poisoned.
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