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What did Walker antagonize by expropriating Vanderbilt's Accessory Transit Company?
Public opinion
England's nobility
Wall Street
Nevada's mining industry
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Walker antagonized Wall Street by expropriating Vanderbilt's Accessory Transit Company. Vanderbilt was a powerful businessman who controlled the transportation industry in the United States, and his company was a major source of revenue for the government. Walker's decision to seize the company angered Vanderbilt and his allies on Wall Street, and it contributed to the instability of his government.
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