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Why did Alexander Hamilton support locating the United States capital in the south

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He didn’t necessarily support locating the capital in the south/ DC, he wanted his financial plan passed and to do that he needed leverage. He offered to move the capital (in a private meeting with Jefferson and Madison) to the south so democratic-republicans would pass his bill.
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