What basic belief did Hamilton's domestic program reflect?
A) The survival of the federal government depended on the republican virtues of the common people.
B) The federal government and national economy had to be strengthened.
C) America's best opportunity for economic survival lay in its traditional source of strength, agriculture.
D) The nation would be economically strong if it forged close trading ties with both Britain and France.
E) The states needed to reassert power over the national government, because individual self-sacrifice and virtue were most effective on the local level.

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Hamilton's domestic program aimed to strengthen the federal government and the national economy through measures such as the establishment of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and the imposition of tariffs and taxes to encourage industry.

What Basic Belief Did Hamilton's Domestic Program Reflect