Alexander stephens was a supporter of slavery, but for some time he was also committed to preserving the union. he was a supporter of the compromise of 1850, yet pass senator stephen a. douglas’s kansas-nebraska act in 1854. what conclusion can be drawn as to why alexander stephens was full of contradictions and supported the kansas-nebraska act? a) he wanted there to always be conflict to drive the nation to a civil war. b) he believed that slavery was the solution to a strong union and strong economy. c) he wanted to get rid of slavey and to pass the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. d) he believed settlers in these territories should be able to choose whether or not to permit slavery.

D) He believed settlers in these territories should be able to choose whether or not to permit slavery.

Alexander Stephens was an American politician who served as the 50th Governor of Georgia from 1882 to 1883. He was a Southern Whig who strongly opposed the Mexican-American War. He was also a prominent supporter of the Compromise of 1850. He opposed secession, at the same time as he wanted to expand slavery into the territories.

because he had a big bear belly

apart from being against desegregation, governor of georgia eugene talmadge opposed as well to the work progress administration, an ambitious program of the "new deal" created by president franklin d. roosevelt to overcome the great depression after world war i. talmadge disagreed with welfare spending, job training and organized labor. according to his ideas, he thought the government was spending too much money on this, and he wasn't willing to accept a wage higher than georgia's lower average wage. besides, talmadge strongly opposed to the "new deal" as he thought it had communist ideas.