This bar graph shows the total debt owed by the United States in 1790 for the costs of the Revolutionary War.
What does this graph help to explain about Alexander
Hamilton's financial program during George
Washington's administration?
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50
40
30
20
Federal
State
the amount of money the government would owe
once it assumed responsibility for state and federal
debts
the amount of money states needed to pay the
national government to address the debt crisis
the amount of money the government would gain
from foreign countries to help cover the debt
O the amount of money the government has repaid to
avoid creating a permanent national debt
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1790 Debt, in
Millions of
Dollars