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Which two political parties rose to prominence during the Augustan Age?

ACavaliers and Roundheads

BJacobites and Hanoverians

CWhigs and Tories

DMonarchists and Republicans

Answer:

C. Whigs and Tories

Read Explanation:

  • During the Augustan Age, the two major political parties that rose to prominence were the Whigs and the Tories:

    • The Whigs supported personal liberty, commercial interests, and the power of Parliament over the monarchy.

    • The Tories defended the royal Divine Right, hereditary monarchy, and the Anglican Church.

    These opposing ideologies deeply influenced the political literature, journalism, and pamphleteering of the era, with many writers aligning with or being patronized by one party or the other.

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