It showed how Benton was happy and content with himself. What issue led to Benton's break from his party? Why do you think Kennedy says, "he towered over his more famous colleagues in terms of sheer moral courage." he did not like his party because of slavery and the Texas annexation. It was very unpopular and they did not like it. Why did Benton work to defeat the treaty for the annexation of Texas? How did his constituents respond to his position? it would cause a war with mexico What state did Thomas Hart Benton represent in the Senate? Was this a slave or a free state? Missouri, it was a free state. He liked the idea of seceding from the union. Calhoun believe about the sovereignty of states? What does this suggest about his position regarding secession? he believed the states should have a supreme ruler.
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