The first element called for paying off in full the loans that foreign governments had made to the Continental Congress during the Revolution.The second element was more controversial. This was Hamilton's proposal for repaying the debts that the Continental Congress and the Confederation government had incurred by borrowing domestically—that is, from individuals and American state governments.<span> </span>
He believed land needed to be purchased from the Indians and not taken. He also believed in separation between state and church. He founded Rhode Island on religious freedom.
