Many Americans opposed Alexander Hamilton's proposal to have the national government assume the debts owed by the states because:
most congressmen did not want speculators to gain profits from the scheme
the Republicans feared that the national government would get too bureaucratic
states that had already paid a large proportion of their debts would have to help pay the debts of other states
all of the above

some women in the middle and upper classes worked as doctors, government officials, or priestesses. both women and men enjoyed a better quality of life the higher they were on the social pyramid. the egyptians believed that their class system created a stable, well-ordered society. each group had its own role to play.

one central belief of buddhism is often referred to as reincarnation -- the concept that people are reborn after dying. buddhism is a philosophy of life expounded by gautama buddha ("buddha" means "enlightened one"), who lived and taught in northern india in the 6th century b.c.

four sitting presidents have been assassinated while in office but the first was abraham lincoln,