Which of the following is true of Congress's response to Hamilton's Report on Manufactures?
A) Congress approved the report in its entirety.
B) Congress approved the report with the exception of the portion calling for a protective tariff.
C) Congress, seeing the future of the nation as being agrarian and not industrial, rejected the report.
D) Congress rejected the report with the exception of the portion calling for a protective tariff.

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Congress, largely influenced by Jeffersonian ideals at the time, saw the future of the United States as primarily agrarian rather than industrial. This perspective led to the rejection of Hamilton's Report on Manufactures, which advocated for the encouragement of industrial development through measures like protective tariffs.

Which of the Following Is True of Congress's Response to Hamilton's