Jefferson and Madison opposed the creation of the Bank of the United States for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) they felt it would harm independent farmers.
B) they believed it would enrich the already wealthy who had made their supposedly ill-gotten gains through speculation rather than hard work.
C) they believed the bank was an unconstitutional extension of federal power.
D) they favored the economic interests allied with large state-chartered banks over those economic interests who would benefit from a federally chartered Bank of the United States.
Answer: D
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