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Question 2 • US History

Which statement best describes American political attitudes toward France during the 1790s?

Answer
A
Americans in both political parties feared the chaos of the French Revolution.
B
Democratic-Republicans supported France, while Federalists feared events in France.
C
Americans in both political parties supported France’s revolution and war with Britain.
D
Federalists supported France, while Democratic-Republicans feared events in France.

Explanation

Democratic-Republicans generally sympathized with France, seeing the French Revolution as an extension of the American struggle against monarchy. Federalists were alarmed by the revolution’s violence and instability and worried that its ideas could threaten order in the United States. Therefore, the best description is that Democratic-Republicans supported France while Federalists feared events there.

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