Question

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

Explanation:

The Southern states had already paid off much of their Revolutionary - war debts. Hamilton's plan would have made them help pay off the debts of other states, which they opposed.

Answer:

The southern states had already paid off their debts.