1. Alexander Hamilton and Government Debt
... report of public credit and said that he hoped the revenue from tariffs and the issuance of new bonds would increase revenue. Hamilton wanted banks holding bonds to use bank notes to create a better money supply. Many were opposed to most of Hamilton's ideas, mainly from the southern states. The south felt that they had decreased their debt immensely compared to ... to other countries (Gordon). With all of Hamilton's difficulties and struggles to get his ideas out there, his financial program finally improved the nation's economic status (Gordon). Throughout the whole book, Gordon discu...
- Word Count: 1019
- Approx Pages: 4
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School