Question

The controversy over Peggy Eaton:

Answer 1

Answer:

Option D.

Explanation:

Helped to enhance Martin Van Buren's influence during the Jackson administration, is the right answer.

The Peggy Eaton affair was a scandal that included leaders and their wives from the Cabinet Andrew Jackson, the then President of the United States. Peggy Eaton among them was the wife of a Senator from Tennessee and the then U.S. Secretary of War. The political discussion encompassing the Peggy Eaton affair occurred in the government. The papers presented the Petticoat affair public and savaged the administration of Jackson.  However, this controversy over Peggy Eaton helped to intensify  Martin Van Buren's reputation during the Jackson administration.