Which of the Following Was One of the Key Constituencies

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was one of the key constituencies of the Whigs?

• A)Farmers who were alienated by the commercialized economy
• B)Small businessmen who hoped that they would be protected from monopolies
• C)Irish immigrants who immigrated to the United States in large numbers during the 1840s
• D)Planters who wanted the United States to have a stable bank system that would float loans
• E)African Americans who were being oppressed in the South

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