Why Did Zachary Taylor Anger Southerners When He Became President

question 64

Multiple Choice

Why did Zachary Taylor anger southerners when he became president in 1849?

• A) He proposed a ten-year program to phase out slavery throughout the nation.
• B) He introduced a new tariff bill that would affect cotton plantation owners.
• C) He unveiled a new railroad-building plan that favored the North over the South.
• D) He urged Congress to admit California and New Mexico to the Union as free states.