Explanation:
the growth of suburbs and the increased affordability of cars
the advances in technology and the growth in unemployment
the end of the great depression and the beginning of the cold war
the rise of conformity and the attitude of the beat generation
<span>It is thought to have been the reason why Polk won the election over Clay. Polk was a slave owner and was in favor of annexing Texas which was a slave state already, thus growing the slavery movement. Clay was initially against annexing Texas when Van Buren was initially running against him. When Polk ended up winning the nomination for the Democratic party over Van Buren, Clay then changed his mind on the topic of the annexation to support it, as Polk had. This made him appear wishy-washy and led to be Polk becoming President.</span>
