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Question 13 • (AG Q2) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

Which best states how Southern voters managed to secure a Southern capital?

Answer
A
They voted against Hamilton’s debt plan.
B
They voted for Hamilton’s debt plan.
C
They forced Hamilton to abandon his debt plan.
D
They agreed to pay the United States’ debts.

Explanation

In the Compromise of 1790, Southern representatives agreed to support Hamilton’s plan for the federal government to assume state debts. In return, the national capital was placed in the South, on the Potomac River. So the best choice is “They voted for Hamilton’s debt plan.”

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