Already in 1677 there had been growing calls for a change in the order of succession, should

早在 1677 年，要求改变继承顺序的呼声就越来越高。

Well, when a president dies, the order of succession now, for sure, is that the vice president becomes president, but people weren't quite sure at the time.

那么，当总统去世时，现在的继任顺序肯定是副总统成为总统，但当时人们不太确定。