DEBT DEBATE AND
NATIONAL BANK
Cause
Paying the debt owed by US in the revolutionary war
Owed:
11.7 million to foreign countries
40.4 milloin to US citizens
Hamilton
Jefferson
Pay the foreign debt immediately and gradually repay the total value of all bonds
Disagree to pay the debt. Paying full value would allow speculators to make a profit
Reason: the speculator paid what the bond was worth and took the risks. It's fair
Reason: the idea cheated bondholders who had sold their bonds at low prices
State debt: paying the states' debts would help the national economy in northern
State debt: The South didn't have a lot of debt and they can't get money
Manufacturing, business and industrialization.
high/protective tariff
Farmers. Depending on commerce is too risky
strong federal government.
They shouldn't give much power to individuals.
protect the power of states.
It is the people's right to rule the country
loose constitution
the federal government can take reasonable
actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid.
strict constitution
the federal government should do only what the Constitution specifically says it can do.
Pay the debt
State debt
economy
Power distribution
The constitution