To win support for the federal assumption of state debts, Hamilton's supporters negotiated a bargain that
A) excluded Virginia from the taxes needed to pay for assumption
B) assessed each state's taxes in proportion to each state's debts
C) guaranteed the antifederalists key cabinet posts
D) called for the construction of a new national capital on the banks of the Potomac River
Answer: D) called for the construction of a new national capital on the banks of the Potomac River
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