Answer: Hamilton wanted to expand the U.S. economy and increase the nation’s wealth by using the federal government to promote business, manufacturing, trade, land grants (for education), and infrastructure(e.g. roads, canals). He presented Congress his plan to pay off all war debts as quickly as possible so that the government would not lose respect “at home and abroad”, meaning that that he wanted to establish the U.S.'s credibility in the eyes of other nations.
