Why was Jackson's view of the 1832 election results suspect?
A) He was accused of having made a deal with his close friend, Martin Van Buren, in exchange for electoral college votes.
B) He did not win by a very large margin, and yet he took the results to mean the nation supported his Native American removal policies.
C) He lost the popular vote but won the electoral college vote, increasing his suspicion that states should not have sovereignty.
D) He beat Adams a second time, assuring himself that the nation supported his financial and foreign policies, as they differed greatly from Adams's.
E) He had not spoken about the Bank War in his campaign, but took his victory as a mandate that the nation wanted him to kill the national Bank.
Answer: E
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