Which of these best characterizes political debate in the colonial period when only the upper classes were truly engaged in politics?
A) It followed the lines of the traditional Tory and Whig divide in Great Britain.
B) It was sometime noisy, but never very consequential.
C) It broke down on traditionalist versus radical democratic lines.
D) It tended to focus on issues of social and economic justice.
Answer: A
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