How did the Free-Soil Party influence the election of Whig Zachary Taylor in 1848?

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Responses

The Free-Soil Party enthusiastically supported Zachary Taylor.
The Free-Soil Party enthusiastically supported Zachary Taylor.

The Free-Soil candidate drew votes away from the Democratic candidate.
The Free-Soil candidate drew votes away from the Democratic candidate.

Free-Soil Party support of the Democratic candidate caused a backlash vote for Taylor.
Free-Soil Party support of the Democratic candidate caused a backlash vote for Taylor.

The Free-Soil Party agreed not to enter a candidate into the presidential race that year.
The Free-Soil Party agreed not to enter a candidate into the presidential race that year.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The Free-Soil candidate drew votes away from the Democratic candidate.

The Free-Soil Party, which opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories, attracted voters who might have otherwise supported the Democratic candidate, thereby helping Zachary Taylor, the Whig candidate, secure the presidency in the 1848 election.