Thomas Jefferson Saw Large Navies as Dangerous Because

question 70

Multiple Choice

Thomas Jefferson saw large navies as dangerous because

• A) they were generally more costly.
• B) they were more likely to start a war.
• C) they were harder to subject to civilian control.
• D) they could embroil the Republic in costly and corrupting wars far from America's shores.
• E) they were more easily taken over by foreign navies.

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