All of the following was TRUE of the War Hawks EXCEPT

A) they were congressional advocates of a war with Britain, who were mostly from the South and the West.
B) they were confident that if the United States declared war on Britain, the French inhabitants who remained in Canada would revolt, allowing the United States to seize Canada.
C) they were composed mostly of Federalists disenchanted with Great Britain.
D) they also wanted to attack the small Spanish colonies and Florida and seize the territory for the United States.


Answer: C

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