A widely circulated rumor in the press intended to politically undermine Thomas Jefferson was
A) a story alleging a longtime sexual relationship between Jefferson and his black slave Sally Hemings and the birth of their children.
B) a story alleging Jefferson had beaten and killed one of his slaves on his plantation.
C) a story that Jefferson had bribed several influential people in order to become president of the University of Virginia.
D) a story that Jefferson had poisoned one of his political opponents in Virginia.
Answer: A
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