Answer:
Power
Distillers
Explanation:
Hamilton knew they needed a federal government with more power—to be able to tax, have a bank, and have a strong executive.
Small-scale distillers believed that Hamilton deliberately designed the tax to ruin them but large distillers recognized the advantage that the excise gave them and they supported it.
C. The securities and exchange commission
The answer would be option A. The Age of Enlightenment promoted individualism and skepticism (specifically skepticism of the church)