Which of the Following Was NOT True of the United

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT true of the United States in 1797?

A) The two political parties not only demonstrated divisions in the nation, but were divided within themselves.
B) John Adams, the new president, was brilliant but austere and stubborn.
C) American neutrality in the European war was not working; both England and France were seizing American ships with impunity.
D) The United States already was divided along sectional lines, with Federalists strong in New England and Republicans strong in the South.
E) Believing that political parties were wrong, Adams included Jefferson and Hamilton in his government, and they did not get along.