In return for support of Hamilton's Assumption plan the new US capital would be on the Potomac River.
called for the construction of a new national capital on the banks of the Potomac River
In exchange for Southern votes, promised to support locating the national capital on the banks of the Potomac River, the border between the two southern states, Virginia and Maryland.
Alexander Hamilton secured Southern support for his financial plan by agreeing to move the nation's capital from Philadelphia to a location along the Potomac River, which was more favorable to Southern interests. This compromise addressed Southern concerns over the perceived dominance of Northern economic interests and helped to gain their backing for Hamilton's proposals, including the federal assumption of state debts and the establishment of a national bank. The deal effectively balanced regional interests and allowed Hamilton to implement his financial strategy.
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison opposed Alexander Hamilton's financial plan, primarily because they believed it favored wealthy elites and undermined states' rights. They argued that the federal government should not assume state debts and that a national bank was unconstitutional. The conflict was resolved through a compromise in 1790, where Jefferson and Madison agreed to support Hamilton's plan in exchange for the nation's capital being moved to a location along the Potomac River, which would benefit the South.
In return for support of Hamilton's Assumption plan the new US capital would be on the Potomac River.
called for the construction of a new national capital on the banks of the Potomac River
Hamilton and Jefferson agreed to a national capital along the Potomac River, which separates Maryland from Virginia.
Hamilton and Jefferson agreed to a national capitol along the Potomac River.
it was part of a compromise between Hamilton and Southerners who wanted the capital closer to the south
In exchange for Southern votes, promised to support locating the national capital on the banks of the Potomac River, the border between the two southern states, Virginia and Maryland.
locate the nation's permanent capital on the Potomac River.
The compromise plan that established Washington D.C. as the U.S. capital was reached in 1790 between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, facilitated by James Madison. Hamilton sought federal assumption of state debts incurred during the Revolutionary War, while Jefferson and Madison wanted the capital to be located in the South. The agreement involved locating the capital along the Potomac River, which satisfied Southern interests and allowed Hamilton to secure the financial plan, thus leading to the establishment of the capital in Washington D.C.
George Washington chose the location based upon the site's accessibilty to the Potomac River and the fact that it had been agreed that the capital would be located in a southern state. That agreement had been worked out between Alexander hamilton and James Madison with Thomas Jefferson. Maryland and Virginia both ceded portions of their states to create the capital. Maryland gave the area north of the Potomac River and Virginia gave an area south of the Potomac. At first the capital had been a square, actually diamond shaped, but later on Virginia asked to have its portion back. Congress agreed and gave back the lower part of the capital.
win Southern support for his banking proposals.
D. call for the construction of a new national capital on the banks of the Potomac River.
Alexander Hamilton has to make a deal with southern leaders to get support for his plan to pay back the national debt. In exchange for their support he promised them that he would locate the nation's capital along the Potomac River so that it would border between the north and south, and not directly in the northern states as it would have been in Philadelphia.