Assumption of state debts: Hamilton proposed that the federal government would assume responsibility for the debts incurred by individual states during the Revolutionary War. This provision appealed to southern leaders because their states generally carried less debt than northern states. By ensuring that southern states would not be solely responsible for their wartime debts, Hamilton gained their support for his plan.
Creation of new capital on the Potomac River: As a major concession to southern concerns, the new capital of the United States was to be moved from New York to a new location along the Potomac River, on the border between Virginia and Maryland. Today, this is known as Washington, D.C.