One of the Greatest Problems That John Adams and the Federalists

question 115

Multiple Choice

One of the greatest problems that John Adams and the Federalists faced in the election of 1800 was

• A) Adams's efforts to get America involved in a war with France.
• B) increased public debt brought on by war preparations.
• C) Adams's refusal to take the country to war against France.
• D) Alexander Hamilton's support of Adams.
• E) the stories circulating about Adams's relationship with a slave woman.

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