Why did southern states feel betrayed by president zachary taylor? a. he wanted popular sovereignty for new states, and southerners did not trust their votes. b. he was from the south, and southerners thought he should support their cause. c. he was from the south, and southerners thought he favored california over his home state. d. he was a slaveholder, but did not want to bring his enslaved workers to california.

President Zachary Taylor was from the South and Southerners thought he should support their cause on slavery since he was a slave owner himself.

The Compromise of 1850, referred to the Fugitive Slave Act was amended resulting in  abolishing of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

     The Compromise of 1850 was comprised up of five bills that attempted to mitigate the  disputes over slavery in new territories added to the United States following the end of the Mexican-American War (1846-48).

    California was admitted into  the Union as a free state and Utah and New Mexico were left  to decide for themselves whether to be a slave state or a free state.

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the correct answer is b.