Which of the Following Is the EARLIEST Example of American

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the EARLIEST example of American politicians trying to shape public opinion?

• A) the publication of The Federalist Papers
• B) Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
• C) William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech in the 1890s
• D) Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats during the Depression
• E) Abolitionist newspapers published in the years before the Civil War

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