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Why were southern states concerned about giving the federal government the power to regulate international commerce?
They were worried that the government would put restriction on the slave trade. Apex
Who was the US President who admitted he slept through nearly all of his term in office?
Although most historians reject the premise, the 1849 President Pro-tem of the Senate, Senator David Rice Atchison, is sometimes referred to as "President for a Day." He was never voted to be President and in fact, most people today have never heard of him. So how could he have been President? James K. Polk's term as the 11th President of the United States ended Sunday, March 4, 1849. The new President-elect, Zachary Taylor, did not want to be inaugurated (take an oath) on a Sunday. He wanted to wait until Monday. But that would have meant there was no president in office for over 24 hours, until noon on Monday when Taylor was sworn into office. This worried few people in the government. The succession laws in effect meant that if there was no President and no Vice President, the office would fall to the President Pro-tem of the Senate. On March 4, 1849, it was Senator Atchison, a 41-year-old slaveholder from Missouri who had been appointed a senator in 1843 after the death of the recently re-elected Lewis Finn. He was re-elected to the term from 1849 to 1855. As the elected President Pro-tempore (unusual for a junior first-time senator), he could indeed have succeeded to the Presidency. (He was also first in line for the last 4 months of Millard Fillmore's term, after Taylor died in office.) Easily ignored in the engaging story of a one-day President is that Atchison's term also expired until he took the oath again, and that the President-elect was already considered the President despite not being sworn in (Atchison was not sworn in either). But he was the most senior re-elected official of the new term. His later recollection was that Polk's term ended on March 3 (which is incorrect) and that as Acting President he was jokingly asked for an appointment to the incoming Cabinet. He was sleeping for most of his 24-hour "term."
What was Washington worried about in the Northwest Territory?
he was worried about Europe and treaties w Natives
Why is the electoral college the determinant for the election of a US president?
The Electoral College was created as a compromise between slave states and free states. Slave states were worried that the more populous northern states would dominate national politics, and the idea of using electors for deciding the President was adapted to counter this.
In 1951 why was an amendment to the Constitution set a limit on the number of terms a president may serve?
The presidential position could become too similar to that of a benevolent dictator lasting a lifetime and the position could become too powerful and upset the separation of powers. I got this from Wikipedia. Hope it helps!
Why were Southern states worried about Abraham Lincoln being elected as president?
They were afraid to lose their rights and treated as a tolerated minority by Lincoln administration. In their opinion, Lincoln would have fully applied the Republican Party's government's program, for them unacceptable.
What role did support for slavery playin the secession of southern states?
The Southern states wanted to keep their slaves, and they were worried that President Abraham Lincoln wanted to free the slaves, so many of the southern states left the union to try and keep their slaves.
Why was Lincoln worried about Maryland?
President Abraham Lincoln was worried about Maryland because it was a border state and he thought the state might succeed from the union. Kentucky, Missouri, and Delaware were also at risk because they were border states.
Which event worried the southern States and eventually led to their secession?
You could make a case for either the Election of Abraham Lincoln as President OR the Emancipation of the slaves; but the South saw them as one in the same. Lincoln actually didn't want to free the slaves; he believed that slavery would eventually end naturally and he believed that it should be ended by containing slavery and then just letting it fall apart on itself. The South believed that Lincoln would free the slaves so as soon as he was elected Southern States began to seceed. The funny thing is that it's because of their secession that Lincoln freed the slaves. He was put into a position where he probably just thought "Well, the wars already started...might as well free them now."
President Lincoln worried about the secession of which state the most?
Maryland, as it enclosed Washington DC. Sure enough, it was a group of Maryland secessionists who eventually plotted his assassination.
John f kennedy was the first what man elected president?
Kennedy was the first (and only, as of 2017) Roman Catholic US President. At the time, some Americans were worried that he would take instructions from the Pope.
Why were southern leaders worried about the souths reliance on cotton?
because
What aided the reelection of President Lincoln in 1864?
The 1864 election worried US President Lincoln. In fact, due to the length and loss of life in the war, there were even rumors that the Republican Party might nominate another candidate. Many historians would cite the Union victory in Atlanta Georgia, in the Summer of 1864, as a turning point in favor of Lincoln's re-nomination and subsequent reelection in November.
Why was slavery important during the civil war?
President Lincoln was opposed to the expansion of slavery in the western territories of the USA. The south felt he wanted to end slavery eventually in the southern states, so they left the union after he was elected. President Lincoln led the fight to bring them back into the union and end slavery in the USA once and for all. He also said that when the southerners come back into the union, it must be forgiveness and treat the southerns as Americans once again.
Why Lincoln was worried about winning reelection in 1864?
Lincoln was worried about winning the re-election in 1864. His fears were due to the protests people made concerning the Civil War and the anti-slavery movement.
Why were southerners worried about Lincoln as the new president?
Based on his speeches they feared he would push to outlaw slavery in the territories and in any new states. They feared that it was just a matter of time before slavery was outlawed in the whole country.
Why did the new constitution of 1787 call for the election of a president by electoral college?
The constitutional delegates saw potential problems with electing a president by pure democracy. The delegates had two specific concerns. First, they worried that presidential candidates from less populated states would never have a chance at being elected. Second, they did not trust the uneducated majority to make wise political choices. The Electoral College system was established to solve these potential problems.
