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haleyc112

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From the point of view of the Whig party in 1848, why was Zachary Taylor an ideal candidate for president?
 
  A)  He was a Louisiana slaveholder and would therefore appeal to the South.
  B)  He would have broad national appeal because he was a Mexican-American War hero.
  C)  He had no connection to Clay's American System, which the party was trying to abandon.
  D)  All of these choices
  E)  None of these choices

Question 2

Why did John C. Calhoun believe that the federal government had no power to prohibit slavery in the Mexican Cession?
 
  A)  He said that no federal rules or regulations had ever addressed the issue of slavery in American territories.
  B)  He believed that free states already had enough territory.
  C)  He believed that slaves were property, and the Constitution protected the right to property.
  D)  He said that since slavery had been legal in the territory when it was Mexican, slavery should continue to be legal now.
  E)  He argued that the resolution by Congressman David Wilmot had specifically settled the issue.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C



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