Why did Southern states feel betrayed by President Zachary Taylor? He wanted popular sovereignty for new states, and Southerners did not trust their votes. He was from the South, and Southerners thought he should support their cause. He was from the South, and Southerners thought he favored California over his home state. He was a slaveholder, but did not want to bring his enslaved workers to California.

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Reginald Potter

17 November, 07:26

Why did Southern states feel betrayed by President Zachary Taylor? He wanted popular sovereignty for new states, and Southerners did not trust their votes. He was from the South, and Southerners thought he should support their cause. He was from the South, and Southerners thought he favored California over his home state. He was a slaveholder, but did not want to bring his enslaved workers to California.

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Courtney Owen · Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is B because he appealed to both sides of people.

Braylen Lin · Answer 2

The correct answer is B) He was from the South, and Southerners thought he should support their cause.

The number 12 president in America was Taylor, unfortunately, he died after one year and four months of being president. This president was from the South. All the states that were from the south wanted slavery to be legislated in America but the other states fought against this. These people thought that Taylor would support them, but what he did was to seek sectional harmony between the warring states.