The correct answer is General Zachary Taylor
General Zachary Taylor of the United States captured two cities in northeastern Mexico before the Mexican-American war was officially declared in May of 1846.
People began to dodge the draft and leave the country in order to avoid it or fake an illness
The Thirty Years' War (1618-48) began when Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Bohemia attempted to curtail the religious activities of his subjects, sparking rebellion among Protestants.
The emancipation proclamation of 1862 freed slaves in the south
