The correct answer is letter D.
Explanation: Factionalism is therefore rooted in the nature of man, and exists everywhere: not only in political aspects, but also, for example, in religion and elsewhere. Madison states that “a more common and enduring source of factions, however, has been a diverse and unequal distribution of ownership.
I believe the answer is this.
One fraudulent strategy that speculators engaged in was promising homesteaders a reliable link to the East.:)
That would be deflation.
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