In the 1820s,Whig Support for the Anti-Mason Party Demonstrated

question 26

Multiple Choice

In the 1820s,Whig support for the Anti-Mason Party demonstrated

• A) the desire of the party to attract the largest possible number of voters.
• B) the intention of the party to refrain from political mud-slinging.
• C) None of these answers is correct.
• D) their conviction that Masonry encouraged radical egalitarianism.
• E) the desire of the party to attract the largest possible number of voters, and the party's intention to refrain from political mud-slinging.

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