Thomas Jefferson opposed Hamilton's Financial Plan. Jefferson felt that Hamilton was being quite irrational and that his plan would eventually cause a great deal of problems in the U.S.
His plan was to make a national bank and to fund it by assuming the debt of the states and creating an excise tax on whiskey and a tariff. Alexander had three plans which were paying off all war...
When Hamilton took office as Secretary of Treasury, he created a financial plan that would create a national bank, pay off war debts, and put a tariff on exported goods that would hopefully encourage...