Which of the following statements is true? Select one: a. While Alexander Hamilton wanted the federal government to take on the debts of the various states, Thomas Jefferson did not believe that the government had this authority. b. While Thomas Jefferson wanted the federal government to take on the debts of the various states, Alexander Hamilton did not believe that the federal government had this authority. c. Both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson wanted the federal government to take on the debts of the various states. d. Neither Alexander Hamilton nor Thomas Jefferson wanted th
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@denisse18
C
sorry B
The Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, who had married into the wealthy Schuyler family, represented the urban mercantile interests of the seaports; the Antifederalists, led by Thomas Jefferson, spoke for the rural and southern interests. The debate between the two concerned the power of the central government versus that of the states, with the Federalists favoring the former and the Antifederalists advocating states' rights. Hamilton wanted the federal government to take over in full the Revolutionary debt of the Continental Congress and the states Thomas Jefferson favored sovereignty of state government over the federal government
so is A
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