1. Which statement describes the main reason Thomas Jefferson opposed the Federalist Party over the issue of a national bank?
a. Jefferson believed the Constitution did not give the federal government power to create a
national bank
b. Jefferson thought the federal government should divide power by creating more than one
national bank
c. Jefferson believed the economy of the US would be stronger if each state continued to
provide its own bank.
d. Jefferson thought creating a national bank would be too expensive and would drive the
federal government into debt.