Before Congress would assume the heavy debt that Hamilton had recommended, a political deal had to be made involving Virginia. What was that deal?

Question

a. Congress would not interfere in the international slave trade before 1807
b. No tariffs would be levied against tobacco or other plantation products
c. New national capital district was to be located on the Potomac River in Virginia
d. Federal government would spend for significant internal improvements in Virginia

Answer 1

The political deal that involved Virginia before Congress would assume the heavy debt recommended by Alexander Hamilton was:

c. New national capital district was to be located on the Potomac River in Virginia.

This compromise, often referred to as the Compromise of 1790, involved locating the new nation's capital along the Potomac River, which helped secure Virginia's support for Hamilton's debt plan.