Question

The controversy over Peggy Eaton:

a. aided Andrew Jackson in winning the presidency in 1828.
b. began when Andrew Jackson accused her of improper sexual advances.
c. ended when Floride Calhoun came to Eaton’s defense.
d. helped to enhance Martin Van Buren’s influence during the Jackson administration.
e. led to her divorce from her husband, the secretary of war.

Answer 1

Option D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Helped to enhance Martin Van Buren's influence during the Jackson administration, is the right answer.

The Peggy Eaton affair was a scandal that included leaders and their wives from the Cabinet Andrew Jackson, the then President of the United States. Peggy Eaton among them was the wife of a Senator from Tennessee and the then U.S. Secretary of War. The political discussion encompassing the Peggy Eaton affair occurred in the government. The papers presented the Petticoat affair public and savaged the administration of Jackson. However, this controversy over Peggy Eaton helped to intensify Martin Van Buren's reputation during the Jackson administration.