Question

MEDAL

Based on this excerpt, Jay thinks Americans would

be embarrassed by the federal government

stop doing something they thought was wrong

benefit from a divided government

want to live in other countries

Answer 1

To the People of the State of New York:
IT IS not a new observation that the people of any country (if, like the Americans, intelligent and well informed) seldom adopt and steadily persevere for many years in an erroneous opinion respecting their interests. That consideration naturally tends to create great respect for the high opinion which the people of America have so long and uniformly entertained of the importance of their continuing firmly united under one federal government, vested with sufficient powers for all general and national purposes.