Which of the Following Was NOT True of the United

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT true of the United States in 1797?

• A) The two political parties not only demonstrated divisions in the nation, but were divided within themselves.
• B) John Adams, the new president, was brilliant but austere and stubborn.
• C) American neutrality in the European war was not working; both England and France were seizing American ships with impunity.
• D) The United States already was divided along sectional lines, with Federalists strong in New England and Republicans strong in the South.
• E) Believing that political parties were wrong, Adams included Jefferson and Hamilton in his government, and they did not get along.