In the 1830s and 1840s, the primary difference between Whigs and the Democrats was that?:
a) the Whigs favored economic expansion while the Democrats favored a stable but retracted economy.
b) the Democrats favored the abolition of slavery while the Whigs favored retention of the current system of slavery allowed in the Southern states, but no further expansion of slavery north of the Mason Dixon line.
c) the Whigs favored an expanded, activist federal government while the Democrats favored a limited non interventionist federal government.
d) the Democrats were strongly supported by evangelical Christians and supported a wide range of moral reforms while the Whigs were supported by Westerners who favored individual choice over morally based restrictions on behavior.
e) the Whigs favored limitations on westward expansion while the Democrats favored the concept of Manifest Destiny and expansion to the Pacific Ocean.
Answer: c) the Whigs favored an expanded, activist federal government while the Democrats favored a limited non interventionist federal government.
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