In the compromise over the war debts between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, the South received the agreement to move the capital of the United States to a location in the South, specifically to what is now Washington, D.C. This compromise was part of Hamilton's broader plan to have the federal government assume state debts incurred during the Revolutionary War, which was favored by Hamilton but opposed by Jefferson and other Southern leaders. So, the correct answer is the capital was moved to the South.
What did the South receive in the compromise over the war debts between Hamilton and Jefferson?
The capital was moved to the South.
Southern war debts were paid first.
The national bank was set up in Charleston.
Northern debts were paid over a 10 year period.
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