Why was John Tyler's ascendancy to the presidency a disaster for the Whig party?
A) He was a former Democrat.
B) He was a states' rights advocate.
C) He vetoed a bill to create a new national bank.
D) He vetoed bills that would postpone reducing the tariff.
E) All of these choices
Question 2
Which of the following did the Whig political program in 1840 include?
A) A low protective tariff
B) Passage of an independent treasury act
C) Annexation of Texas
D) Government-financed internal improvements
E) Abolition of slavery