I think the answer is a. but I could be wrong.
The reason for why is very simple: they believed it would increase their chance of wining. This is a common practice in the US politics and why the two main parties are well the only important parties in the US today. It is because they adapt and incorporate the beliefs of minor parties that appear and they address the issues raised by the new parties.
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John Quincy Adams is the answer
<span>What he taught them was to drill with muskets, march in step, switch ranks, and to fight professionally</span>
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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and key figure in the Mexican War of Independence (1810–21). Hidalgo is best remembered for his speech, the “Grito de Dolores” (“Cry of Dolores”), which called for the end of Spanish colonial rule in Mexico.
Died: July 30, 1811, Chihuahua
Profession: Priest
Nationality: Mexico
Born: May 8, 1753