How did Republican leaders justify their opposition to Alexander Hamilton and his policies?
A. They contended that republics were always characterized by debate engendered by the emergence of competing factions.
B. They argued that they wanted to save the republic from Hamilton's plot to subvert republican principles and impose a corrupt government on the United States.
C. They contended that because Alexander Hamilton was born in the British West Indies, he was prohibited by the Constitution from serving as secretary of the treasury.
D. They argued that they were morally right and were bound to uphold God's law, not the laws put forward by a corrupt and adulterous man.
Answer: B
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