美国总统 11 扎卡里·泰勒.docx

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1、美国总统11扎卡里泰勒ZacharyTaylor:BriefVOALearningEnglishpresentsAmericasPresidents.TodaywearetalkingaboutZacharyTaylor,the12thpresident.Hetookofficein1849.OfficialWhiteHousePortraitofPresidentZacharyTaylor(c.1848)byJosephHenryBushTaylorhadsomethingsincommonwithearlierpresidents.1.ikesixothersbeforehimzhewas

2、borninVirginia.1.ikeGeorgeWashingtonandAndrewJackson,Taylorwasawarhero.And,likeWilliamHenryHarrisonfhediedinoffice.ButTaylorbroughtatleastonespecialtraittothepresidency.AlthoughhewasofficiallyelectedasamemberoftheWhigparty,Taylorconsideredhimselfanindependent.EarlylifeWhenZacharyTaylorwasababyzhisfa

3、milyleftVirginia.Theymovedwest,toatobaccoplantationinKentucky.There,theTaylorswerefinanciallysuccessful.BythetimeZacharywasayoungman,hisfamilyownedanumberofenslavedpeopleandover4,000hectaresofland.Taylortookpossessionofsomeofhisfamilysland.HealsohadcottonplantationsinthesouthernstatesofMississippian

4、dLouisiana.Heztoo,dependedonenslavedpeopletodomostofthework.ButTaylorwasunlikemanywealthyfarmersintheSouth.Hehadalwayswantedtobeasoldier.WhenTaylorwas24yearsold,hebecameanofficerintheU.S.Army.Shortlyafter,hemarriedMargaretSmith.Intime,theyhadfivedaughtersandoneson.ButTaylordirectedmostofhisattention

5、tohismilitarycareer.Forabout20years,hetriedtokeeppeacebetweenNativeAmericantribesandwhiteAmericans.SometimesthejobmeantleadingattacksagainstNativeAmericans.Attimes,itmeantdefendingtheirlandsfromwhitesettlers.Ineithercase,hispublicstandingasagoodsoldiergrew.HistroopscalledhimOldRoughandReadybecausehe

6、waswillingtofight-andsuffer-alongsidethem.Then,intheMexican-AmericanWarofthe1840szTaylorbecamereallyfamous.HeledU.S.troopstovictoryinseveralmajorbattles,includingonesatMonterreyandBuenaVista.Inawell-knownstory,thepowerfulMexicangeneralSantaAnnasurroundedTaylorandhissmallnumberoftroops.SantaAnnasenta

7、messagedemandingthattheysurrender.Taylorreportedlysaid:Tellhimtogotohell.,Thetwosidesclashedthenextmorning.SantaAnnahadaboutthreetimesthementhatTaylorhad.Yetzbylatethatday,TaylorssoldiershaddefeatedSantaAnnas.TaylorssuccessasageneralhelpedtheUnitedStateswinthewaragainstMexico.IntheTreatyofGuadalupeH

8、idalgo,MexicoagreedtogiveupclaimstoorselltotheU.S.morethan1.3millionkilometersofitslands,includingwhatarenowthestatesofTexasandCalifornia.Butthenewlandsalmostimmediatelycausedproblems.Campaignof1848AtthetimeofthenextU.S.presidentialelection,publicopinioninthecountrywasseverelydivided.Theissuewaswhet

9、hertopermitslaveryinthenewlandswonattheendofthewarwithMexico.Ingeneral,Northernersopposedexpandingslavery.Ingeneral,Southernerssupportedit.Toappealtoboththesegroups,themajorpartiesatthetimelookedtoTaylortobetheircandidateforpresident.TheDemocratsandtheWhigsreasonedthatTaylorwasalreadywell-knownandwe

10、ll-liked.HistorianMichaelHoltsaidin1848,TaylorwasthemostpopularmaninAmerica.ButTaylorwasnotreallypolitical.Hecalledhimselfanindependent.Hesharedsomebeliefswithbothmajorpartiesatthetime.Butmostlyhewantedtokeepthenationtogether.Intheend,heagreedtobethecandidateoftheWhigParty.Duringthecampaign,hedidnot

11、takeastandonanyofthemajorissues.HisfameasamilitarygeneralcarriedhimintotheWhiteHouse.PresidencyThetruthwasthatTaylordidhaveanopiniononslavery:Hedidnotwanttoexpandit,especiallyinareasthatdidnotsupportcottonorsugarfarms.So,onceinofficezheproposedachangetotherulesabouthownewterritorieswouldbecomestates

12、.Thechangewouldletwhite,American,malesettlersinCaliforniaandNewMexicodecideWhethertheywantedslavery.Then,thoseareascouldentertheUnionimmediatelyasstates.Tayloraimedtoquietthedebateaboutslavery.Buthisideaangeredalmosteverybody.SomeU.S.lawmakersbelievedthepresidenthadcutthemoutofthedecision.Northerner

13、ssaidTaylorsproposaldidnotgofarenough:Itdidnotsolvesomeoftheotherissuesrelatedtoslavery.AndSouthernersrealizedthatsettlersinCaliforniaandNewMexicowouldalmostsurelyrejectslavery,andgivefreestatesamajorityinCongress.Inonedramaticincident,someSouthCarolinaofficialscalledameetingtodiscusswithdrawingfrom

14、theUnion.Inanswer,Taylorthreatenedtohangthem.ButbeforeTaylororhisideacouldgettoofarzthepresidentbecamesick.Thestoryisthatheattendedoutdoorcelebrationstomarkthenationsbirthday,July4.Thenhewentforawalk.Theweatherwasveryhot.Tocooloff,Taylorateuncookedfruitanddrankicedmilk.Thatnighthetoldothersaboutpain

15、inhisstomach.Fivedayslater,hewasdead.HisdoctorwrotethatTaylordiedofcholeramorbus-ageneraltermforseveredigestiveproblems.Afewpeoplethoughthemighthavebeenpoisoned.Thesuspicionremaineduntil1991,whenmedicalofficialsexaminedTaylorsremains.Theyconfirmedthathediedofnaturalcauses.Amorerecentstudyoffersmored

16、etails.JaneMcHughandPhilipA.MackowiaksaythatTaylorwasavictimofthesameproblemthatkilledpresidentsWilliamHenryHarrisonandJamesPolk:dirtywaterintheWhiteHouse.1.egacyTaylorsdeath,whileunfortunate,didnotcauseapoliticalcrisis.JohnTylerhadalreadyestablishedtherulethatzifapresidentdiesinoffice,thevicepresid

17、entbecomespresident.ButTaylorsdeathdidlikelychangethedirectionofhistory.Hisreplacement,MillardFillmore,didnottrytoholdtheUniontogetherbyforce.Instead,hejoinedwithpoliticianswhowantedtocompromiseontheissue.Thecompromiselegislationdelayedbutdidnotreallysettlethedebate.Intime,thedivisionbetweenNorthand

18、SouthledtotheAmericanCivilWar.AndmembersofTaylorsownfamilybecamelinkedtothestatesthatwithdrewfromtheUnion.OneofhisdaughtershadmarriedJeffersonDavis,whobecamethepresidentoftheConfederacy.mKellyJeanKelly.KellyJeanKellywrotethisstoryforLearningEnglish.GeorgeGrowwastheeditor.WordsinThisStorytrait-n.aqua

19、litythatmakesonepersonorthingdifferentfromanotherplantation-n.alargeareaoflandespeciallyinahotpartoftheworldwherecrops(suchascotton)aregrownhell-n.theplacewherethedevillivesandwhereevilpeoplegoaftertheydieaccordingtosomereligions;gotohellisaninformal,impoliteexpressionusedtoshowthatyouareveryangrywithsomeonedramatic-adj.greatlyaffectingpeoplesemotionsWewanttohearfromyou.WritetousintheCommentsSection.

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