The Whigs placed John Tyler on the 1840 ticket as vice president to:
a) have him instead of President William Henry Harrison actually run the executive branch
b) win northern votes
c) attract the vote of the states' rightists
d) reward him for his strong support of the Whig party platform
e) respond to the Democrats' expansionist appeal
Answer: c) attract the vote of the states' rightists
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