The reason underlying Alexander Hamilton's proposal that the United States government redeem all bonds at face value and pay all state debts was
a. to force the northern states to help southern states that had not paid their debts
b. to enrich himself because he had bought bonds at a discount
c. to enrich bond speculators who were his political supporters
d. to convince wealthy Americans that the United States was a safe investment
e. to convince other nations that the United States did not need foreign investment
Ans: d. to convince wealthy Americans that the United States was a safe investment
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