Question

What was the lasting impact of the Bucktail Republican Party in New York?

They implemented universal suffrage.
They pushed for the expansion of the canal system.
They elevated Martin Van Buren to the national political stage.
They changed state election laws from an appointee system to a system of open elections.

Answer 1

Answer:

  They elevated Martin Van Buren to the national political stage.

Explanation:

  The Bucktails were led by him and was a faction of the Democratic-Republican Party in New York opposed to the governor DeWitt Clinton.

  Martin Van Buren as leader of the bucktails established a political machine known as the Albany Regency and emerged as the most influential political figure of the state. Finally, he served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. The first president born after the independence from the British.

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