How Did Most Ordinary Americans Respond to Efforts of the Democratic-Republican

question 6

Multiple Choice

How did most ordinary Americans respond to efforts of the Democratic-Republican Party to use the power of the federal government to invest in infrastructures?

• A) They opposed them because such plans forced tax increases.
• B) They supported them because such plans advanced industry and agriculture.
• C) They were against such plans because elite New Englanders were for them.
• D) They were split evenly down the middle in this very polarizing period.

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