How did Treasury Secretary Hamilton finally persuade the influential House leader James Madison and Secretary of State Jefferson to support his economic plan for addressing federal government and state government debt?
A) Hamilton assured Jefferson and Madison he would oppose proposals for a U.S. National Bank in exchange for their political support for his economic plan.
B) Hamilton promised Jefferson and Madison he would not support proposals for the federal government to limit and regulate the slave trade in exchange for their political support for his economic plan.
C) Hamilton agreed to support Jefferson and Madison’s desire to move the permanent capital of the United States further south between Maryland and Virginia in exchange for their political support for his economic plan.
D) Hamilton agreed to support the presidential ambitions of Jefferson to succeed President Washington and Madison’s desire to become secretary of state in exchange for their political support for his economic plan.
ANSWER
Answer: C
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