Which political party did Salmon P. Chase leave in 1841?
Whig Party
Democrat Party
Republican Party
Federalist Party
Answer
Salmon P. Chase left the Whig Party in 1841 because of his opposition to the policies of President John Tyler, who had succeeded to the presidency after the death of William Henry Harrison. Chase believed that Tyler had betrayed the principles of the party and accused him of being too close to the Democrats.
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