The Whigs Offered All of the Following Proposals for the Remedies

question 10

Multiple Choice

The Whigs offered all of the following proposals for the remedies of the economic ills facing America in 1837 except  

• A) expansion of bank credit.
• B) proposal of the Divorce Bill.
• C) proposal of higher tariffs.
• D) proposal of subsidies for internal improvements.
• E) more active involvement on the part of the federal government in advancing private economic development in the nation.

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