The correct answer is B: They were mocked as defeatists and traitors.
With the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 and the end of the War of 1812, many Americans viewed the Federalists as traitors. The Federalist Party collapsed , leaving the Democratic-Republican Party as the only political party in the USA until the mid- 1820s.
The printing press
Movable type printing was introduced to Europe by Johann Gutenberg in the mid-15th century. This technological advance made it possible for a reformer like Martin Luther to spread his ideas widely and rapidly. While overall literacy rates were low at that time, it was common for people to gather for reading of the latest Reformation materials. Hundreds of thousands of copies of tracts written by Luther were printed and distributed -- as well as similar spread of ideas by publishing done by other reformers.
