Question

William Howard Taft lost his support of the progressive Republicans

because of his
(A) action in the 1902 coal strike
(B) support of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff
(C) response to the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fi re
(D) signing of the McKinley Tariff
(E) support of women’s suff rage

Answer 1

William Howard Taft lost his support of the progressive Republicans mostly because of "(B) support of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff," which was highly disliked by most Progressives for hurting business.