Question

In exchange for southern support for Hamilton’s plan, the government promised to:

Repeal the tariff of 1789

Relieve southern states of their tax burden

Move the nation’s capital to the south

Repay poor farmers who have sold their bonds to speculators

Answer 1

Move the national capital

Answer 2

In exchange for Southern support for Hamilton's plan, the government promised to move the nation's capital to the South.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Hamilton was the first treasury of the United States, appointed for the purpose of making a plan for the support of public credit. His plan was prepared and submitted by way of 4 separate reports. The Southern States, opposed Hamilton’s plan in the beginning.

Though, Hamilton entered into an agreement with Thomas Jefferson, being the Secretary of the State at the time, who in turn helped in gathering the votes of the Southern States in Congress in exchange for his support regarding the location of the future National Capital.