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Why Did Van Buren Oppose Federal Funding for the Maysville

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Why did Van Buren oppose federal funding for the Maysville Road?


A) He disagreed with Jackson's belief that the road was a federal rather than local government project, because it helped all of the United States.
B) He wanted to maintain the Erie Canal's monopoly as sole connection between the East Coast and the West.
C) He was afraid that the federal government would go into debt to build the road after paying off the debt so recently.
D) He opposed it simply to spite Calhoun and the state of South Carolina after what happened during the Eaton affair.
E) As a southerner, he worried that the building of the road would give too much power to northern industry.

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