Alexander Hamilton's plans to tax the American people faced opposition from many southerners primarily because they did not want to bail the northerners out. Many southern states had already paid off a significant portion of their debts from the Revolutionary War, while some northern states still had substantial debts. Hamilton's proposal included federal assumption of state debts, which meant that southern states would essentially be subsidizing the northern states by paying taxes to help cover their debts. This created significant resentment among southerners, who felt it was unfair for them to bear the financial burden for the debts incurred by states in the North.
Why were Alexander Hamilton's plans to tax the American people opposed by many southerners?
They believed the government should pay off their debts, not fund them.
They did not want to bail the northerners out.
They owed greater debts than northerners.
They did not believe the federal government had the right to tax them.
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