History of the United States I / Unit 8 USH1 1058 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Bargain for the Potomac
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The idea
Hamilton offered Jefferson and Madison relocation of the capital from New York to the Potomac, the future District of Columbia.
In practice
The two backing his plan in July seventeen ninety.
Where people slip
The capital's location was the price of the financial system. Both were settled in one negotiation.
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