How does this statement from Monroe's inaugural address demonstrate American hypocrisy: "Their citizens individually have been happy and the nation prosperous"?
a. Few people were truly happy in the United States during the first few decades of the nineteenth century.
b. The nation was prosperous only because it exploited immigrants and weaker North American neighbors.
c. Only those who were citizens (white males) were able to be happy and prosperous; Native Americans, African Americans, and women were denied these opportunities.
d. Monroe was addressing politicians, the only truly happy citizens of the United States, and the only people allowed to contribute to its prosperity.
e. From the moment of his inaugural address, Monroe's policies undermined individual citizens' happiness and the nation's ability to prosper greatly.
C
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