The Group in Congress That Pushed for War with Britain

question 6

Multiple Choice

The group in Congress that pushed for war with Britain was

• A) craftsmen who resented the competition from cheap British goods.
• B) eastern businessmen who wanted revenge on Britain for their inability to trade freely.
• C) southerners who feared Britain was preparing to interfere with the slave trade.
• D) westerners who blamed Britain for increasing troubles with Indians in the Midwest.
• E) northwestern fur traders who wanted to see the British leave the continent as they had promised.

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