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Whiskey was woth a lot more than grain baecause grain was so common in North and South America. Also, Whiskey was so much easier to transport rather than grain because of the styles of road in those days.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey actually distilled their corn into moonshine, or white lightening, which is an unaged white liquor containing ethanol and water. They distilled the corn meal into moonshine during prohibition (when all alcohol was prohibited by law) and transported in modified automobiles, which led to stock car racing and NASCAR. The potential profits were worth the risk.
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∙ 12y agobecause whiskey was worth more than grain and it was easier to transport.
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∙ 10y agoIf they had the right equipment, making alcohol from grains they farmed could be sold for a profit. It's a money maker.
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∙ 13y agoThe obvious answer is: to get drunk. It helped that grain was abundant and easy to grow.
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∙ 13y agothey wanted to drink it for themselfs
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∙ 12y agograin was to bulkey to be stored
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∙ 10y agovaginas
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Why did western farmers make whiskey rather than sell their grain in eastern markets?
Because the farmers could earn more money with wiskey then grain
What good did the government begin taxing and why did this anger farmers?
The good that the government began taxing was whiskey and this angered farmers because whiskey and the grain that it was made of was an important product.
What govermment policies caused backcountry farmers in Virginia to rebel?
The Whiskey Rebellion was a reaction to a new government tax on spirits. After harvest, farmers would distill excess corn that they harvested into whiskey instead of letting it rot. Farmers vehemently opposed this government intervention in their livelihood.
Why did western farmers make whiskey in 1795?
Whiskey is valuable, especially back then. It's also easily transportable. A wagon-load of whiskey is a LOT more valuable than a wagon-load of grain.
Did Thomas Jefferson support the Whiskey Tax?
Against. It was unfair to the southern farmers, who transported grain as whiskey.
What was unfair about the whiskey rebellion?
What was unfair about the whiskey rebellion was that the western farmers from Pennsylvania were taxed on whiskey but the other farmers were not!
Congress passes a ____ on ______ alcohol made from grain. This upset ______. An armed mob attacked tax collectors and they burned down buildings.?
Tax, whiskey, farmers
What was the historical event Whiskey Rebellion about?
The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest in the USA from 1791-1794. Farmers had been using left over corn and grain to make whiskey and then use it as a medium of exchange. They were forced to pay a new tax on this and many resisted.
Why were the farmers angry during the Whiskey Rebellion?
They felt that the Federal Excise Tax was wrong.
what kind alcohol is in whiskey?
grain
Who did the whiskey rebellion hurt?
Small farmers.
What was the main cause of the Whiskey Rebellion?
The Whiskey Rebellion during George Washington's Administration where farmers, who had begun to use whiskey produced from surplus grain as a medium of exchange and store of value. This action made the whiskey a currency in the government's eyes and then they levied taxes against it at the instigation of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. The farmers protested this new tax using the same principles of "No Taxation without Representation" that were the basis for the American Revolution itself.
