Which sentence or phrase from the selection best supports the author’s claim that Jefferson’s idea of America was not practical? Jefferson didn’t grasp the levers of power with quite the same glee as Hamilton, who had no ideological inhibitions about shoring up federal power.

A master of subtle, artful indirection, he was able to marshal his forces without divulging his generalship.

Jefferson retained the landed gentry’s disdain for the vulgar realities of trade, commerce and finance.

Jefferson was aghast at what he construed as a breach of the Constitution and a perilous expansion of federal power.

Jefferson retained the landed gentry’s disdain for the vulgar realities of trade, commerce and finance.

Explanation:

Jefferson Davis and Alexander Hamilton, were the two greatest politician of their times. Jefferson was the president of the Confederate States, while Hamilton was the founding father of the United States.

John E. Ferling, the award winning writer and author wrote the book, Jefferson and Hamilton: The Rivalry That Forged a Nation. This book shows the story of the fierce struggle of both the public figures and their personal bitterness among them. Both oppose each other in their political views.

Jefferson's idea of America was not practical. He kept the disdain of the gentry for vulgar realities of finance, commerce and trade.