<P> Congress passed the Residence Act as part of a compromise brokered between James Madison , Thomas Jefferson , and Alexander Hamilton . Madison and Jefferson favored a southerly site for the capital on the Potomac River , but they lacked a majority to pass the measure through Congress . Meanwhile , Hamilton was pushing for Congress to pass the Assumption Bill , to allow the Federal government to assume debts accumulated by the states during the American Revolutionary War . With the compromise , Hamilton was able to muster support from the New York State congressional delegation for the Potomac site , while four delegates ( all from districts bordering the Potomac ) switched from opposition to support for the Assumption Bill . </P>
<P> Congress passed the Residence Act as part of a compromise brokered between James Madison , Thomas Jefferson , and Alexander Hamilton . Madison and Jefferson favored a southerly site for the capital on the Potomac River , but they lacked a majority to pass the measure through Congress . Meanwhile , Hamilton was pushing for Congress to pass the Assumption Bill , to allow the Federal government to assume debts accumulated by the states during the American Revolutionary War . With the compromise , Hamilton was able to muster support from the New York State congressional delegation for the Potomac site , while four delegates ( all from districts bordering the Potomac ) switched from opposition to support for the Assumption Bill . </P>
the site of our nation 's capital was the result of a deal regarding the
the site of our nation 's capital was the result of a deal regarding the
the Assumption Bill , to allow the Federal government to assume debts accumulated by the states during the American Revolutionary War
the Assumption Bill , to allow the Federal government to assume debts accumulated by the states during the American Revolutionary War