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5. How did the election of 1796 increase the nation's political tensions?(1 point)
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After the Revolutionary War, women demanded an equal voice & vote in politics.
After the Revolutionary War, women demanded an equal voice & vote in politics.

President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson belonged to different political parties & did not agree on government policy.
President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson belonged to different political parties & did not agree on government policy.

Farmers and shopkeepers were angry that the wealthy elite controlled the major leadership of the government.
Farmers and shopkeepers were angry that the wealthy elite controlled the major leadership of the government.

Notherners were unhappy that Southerners, who counted enslaved people as part of the population, had so much more representation in Congress.

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The correct response to how the election of 1796 increased the nation's political tensions is:

**President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson belonged to different political parties & did not agree on government policy.**

This election highlighted the growing divide between the Federalists, led by Adams, and the Democratic-Republicans, led by Jefferson. Their differing political ideologies and the clash of their leadership styles contributed to increased political tensions during this period.