How does this portrait of President James Monroe reveal that he served as a bridge between the political cultures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
A) The ornate chair reflects his eighteenth-century aristocratic background while his mode of
dress is typical of the nineteenth-century common man.
B) The Roman column represents the eighteenth-century politics of virtue while the rays of sun
promise a bright future for the nineteenth century.
C) His style of dress was eighteenth century in nature while his wigless hairstyle was nineteenth
century in style.
D) The United States Capitol building in the background is indicative of eighteenth-century
architecture but promotes the political values of the nineteenth century.
C
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