Why did Southern states feel betrayed by President Zachary Taylor?

A. He wanted popular sovereignty for new states, and Southerners did not trust their votes.

B. He was from the South, and Southerners thought he should support their cause.

C. He was from the South, and Southerners thought he favored California over his home state.

D. He was a slaveholder, but did not want to bring his enslaved workers to California.

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9 March, 13:00

Why did Southern states feel betrayed by President Zachary Taylor?

A. He wanted popular sovereignty for new states, and Southerners did not trust their votes.

B. He was from the South, and Southerners thought he should support their cause.

C. He was from the South, and Southerners thought he favored California over his home state.

D. He was a slaveholder, but did not want to bring his enslaved workers to California.

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The correct option is B.

President Taylor was the 12th president of America, he was from the South and he died sixteen months after becoming the president. The southern states want slavery to be legislated in America but the other states kicked against this. President Taylor been a slave holder himself was expected to support them. But, the president did not do this, instead he sought sectional harmony between the warring states.