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James K. Polk won the Presidential Election of 1844:

​​A.​in a lopsided fashion over Henry Clay in both the popular and ​​​​​electoral vote counts

​​B.​quite possibly because the Liberty Party’s James Birney ​​​​​​siphoned off a crucial amount of votes from Henry Clay ​​​​​in New York State

​​C.​quite possibly because the Anti-Masonic Party’s William Wirt ​​​​​siphoned off a crucial amount of votes from Henry Clay ​​​​​in New York State

​​D.​when Henry Clay got caught up in a sex scandal involving a ​​​​​Mrs. Mendenhall

Answer 1

​​The correct answer is B.James K. Polk won the Presidential Election of 1844 ​quite possibly because the Liberty Party’s James Birney ​​​​​​siphoned off a crucial amount of votes from Henry Clay ​​​​​in New York State.

Step-by-step explanation:

James Polk was elected President of the United States in 1844, defeating the Whig Henry Clay in a very close election. The Democrat, who had a greater adherence in the south of the country, also won the State of New York, whose 36 voters were crucial for the victory in the Electoral College. The Democratic victory in such a liberal state is explained by the division of the liberal votes between the Whig Party and the Liberty Party, which in turn was a faction more fervently opposed to slavery, while the Whigs were more measured on this issue.