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U.S. President Zachary Taylor

Twelfth President of the United States, Zachary Taylor. Courtesy Library of Congress

Question 1:

Zachary Taylor was a military hero who had battled both the British and Mexicans prior to being chosen as the Whig nominee for president. When the party attempted to inform Taylor, he refused to acknowledge them, why?

The letter informing him didn't have enough postage

The mailman was from another party, and held onto the letter until it was almost too late

Question 2:

General Zachary Taylor was a military man for most of his life. This lifestyle meant that he gave up many of the modern amenities of the day. Which American custom did Mr. Taylor never experience until the ripe old age of sixty-two?

	Toilet paper			Voting

	Running water

Question 3:

The July 4th curse. After attending a July 4th celebration at the Washington Monument, President Taylor became ill. How did this illness come to affect his presidency?

	He became intent on the invasion of Canada, whom he believed poisoned him			It stopped his presidency, and life

	The president imagined Americans landing on the moon, and began the first space exploration program in 1851