The most decisive campaign election issue in 1840 that led to the election of Whig Party nominee William Henry Harrison as president was
A) President Van Buren's ideological unwillingness and inability to take decisive federal government actions to alleviate the severe economic downturn in the country.
B) the status of Harrison as an Indian wars military hero at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.
C) the vice presidential nomination of John Tyler of Virginia who brought regional and age balance to the Whig Party ticket.
D) his enthusiastic support of proposals to annex Texas, Oregon, and California into the United States.
Answer: A
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