Question

1. why did the southern states oppose hamiltons plan for paying off the debts from the american revolution? the southern states had more debt than the other states. the southern states had already paid off their debts. the southern states had opposed the american revolution. hamilton wanted to tax southern tobacco and cotton to pay the debts.

Explanation:

The southern states had already paid off their Revolutionary - war debts. They opposed Hamilton's plan which would make them help pay off the debts of other states that had not paid theirs yet.

Answer:

The southern states had already paid off their debts.