Southerners opposed Alexander Hamilton's plan to assume state debts from the Revolutionary War because they had already paid off a significant portion of their debts and felt it was unfair for them to support the debts of northern states. Additionally, they feared that the plan would increase federal power at the expense of state sovereignty. The opposition was also tied to regional tensions, as many southern leaders were concerned about the growing influence of the northern states in the new federal government.
Hamilton called for the creation of a national bank to manage the country's finances.
Yes
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They feared that the world's economy would collapse if Germany could not repay its war debts.
People opposed Alexanders Hamilton's plan because he wanted everybody to help out. The southern states already helped out. They didn't want to help out even more.
Hamilton called for the creation of a national bank to manage the country's finances.
If you borrow money, you should repay who you borrowed it from to avoid debts.
a legal declaration that you are unable to repay your debts
Yes
bankruptcy
Vince Lynn has written: 'Debts to repay'
they had their own economic problems
yes they do actually
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Finland is the only nation that fully repaid its debts from World War I. After gaining independence from Russia in 1917, Finland took on loans to support its economy during the war and managed to repay these debts by the early 1930s. This achievement is notable as many other nations struggled with war-related debts for decades.
Hamilton proposed an excise tax to repay the national debt by setting up a national bank. The opposition was that taxing was giving the federal government too much power and a National Bank was unconstitutional.
Gold and silver, as was customary at the time.