Hamilton proposed moving the nation's capital from New York City to a new site on the Potomac primarily to
a. please wealthy business associates
b. further his own ambitions to become president
c. win Southern support for his banking proposals
d. weaken the power of the federal government
Ans: c. win Southern support for his banking proposals
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