Why did Jefferson and his Democratic Republican party oppose policies that favored manufacturing and trade?

Question

a. The Democratic Republicans felt they posed a threat to slavery in the South.
b. The Democratic Republicans believed they negatively affected American trade relations with other nations.
c. The Democratic Republicans felt they gave power only to a wealthy few in the North.
d. The Democratic Republicans believed they would lead to a reduction in farming.

Answer 1

The primary reason Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party opposed policies that favored manufacturing and trade is best captured by:

c. The Democratic Republicans felt they gave power only to a wealthy few in the North.

The Democratic-Republicans were generally supportive of agrarian interests and believed that a strong emphasis on manufacturing and trade concentrated economic power and influence in a few wealthy northern industrialists, which they saw as detrimental to the interests of the broader population, particularly farmers in the South. They favored a more decentralized economy based on agriculture, which they believed was the backbone of American democracy and individual liberty.