Which of the following words, when substituted for the word aggregate, would LEAST change the meaning of the sentence

A．How many votes were cast for John Adams in the 1796 Presidential election
B．Under the voting system originally set up by the Constitution, how many votes did each elector cast
C．Who was Jefferson's running mate in the 1796 Presidential election
D．What became of Alexander Hamilton after his plan to have Thomas Pinckney elected President failed

A．To prove to the reader that New England as a whole had more electoral votes than the state of south Carolina.
B．To persuade the reader that Thomas Pinckney's defeat could have been avoided.
C．To alert the reader that the procedure used in 1796 was unlike what is presently used.
D．To encourage the reader to study Constitutional history.