Why did Houston leave the Democratic Party?
Due to financial problems
His opposition to the Kansas–Nebraska Act
He found a better party
Personal reasons
Answer
Houston left the Democratic Party because he opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed the creation of new states in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed the residents of these territories to decide whether slavery would be legal in their states. Houston believed that the act was unconstitutional and that it would lead to the spread of slavery into the territories.
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