Why Did Jeffersonians Fear Strong Financial Institutions

question 51

Multiple Choice

Why did Jeffersonians fear strong financial institutions?

• A) Most were simple farmers who did not understand banking policy.
• B) They resented Federalists, who tended to have more money.
• C) They held firm religious beliefs about the sin of greed.
• D) Most were anti-Semitic, believing that banks were controlled by Jewish interests.
• E) They believed that banks were the root of corruption in the British government.

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