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Small farmers were not thrilled about the tax on alcohol. This is because these farmers enjoyed once being able to afford the alcohol.
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What did farmers want from the new national government?
1790, American farmers wanted fair tax laws and the right to settle western lands.
How did the Massachusetts' tax policy affect farmers?
Massachusets taxes on farmers after the revolutionary war affected them by taking their lands and putting others in debt.
Who led a rebellion of farmers protesting a property tax passed by Massachusetts?
Daniel Shays
Which groups did populists appeal to most?
The Populist Party appealed strongly to farmers who were deep in debt and felt betrayed by the traditional political parties. It proposed a progressive income tax and would allow the free coinage of silver which appealed to many others.
An armed insurrection by Pennsylvania farmers protesting federal tax policies in 1796?
whiskey rebellion
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 policies and conditions led to Shay's Rebellion?
The major tax burden was on small farmers
Why did farmers object to a tax on whiskey?
Because they could make more money turning their wheat into whiskey, but the government needed more food supplies, not alcohol. So the government put a tax on whiskey and farmers lost business.
How did the tax lead whiskey rebellion?
Farmers who produced small amounts of whiskey for trade argued they could not afford the tax. By 1794 fighting had broken out. Farmers lashed out on the whiskey tax. Protestors refused to pay the tax. Some called themselves the "new sons of Liberty"
What tax is considered tough on farmers and small business persons who want their heirs to continue their work?
The estate tax (often referred to as the "death tax"), which removes substantial capital from families and small businesses, and may require them to sell out or close.
Which tax did lawmakers agree was too tough on farmers and small business persons who want their heirs to continue their work?
They agreed that estate taxes were to tough if farmers and small business persons wanted their heirs to continue their work.
A tax on this outraged backcountry farmers?
Whiskey tax
What policy led to shay's rebellion?
James stewarts representative Larry brooks. The major tax burden was on small farmers.
What tax did congress pass that upseted the farmers?
tax on whiskey
When did Congress first tax alcohol?
In 1791, Congress levied the first tax on alcohol
When did Congree first tax alcohol?
In 1791, Congress levied the first tax on alcohol
How did tax lead to the whiskey rebellion?
The tax was lead to the Whiskey Rebellion because at first in the people in the West were bitter from tax. They were already angry at the federal government, which they believed did not protect settlers from Native American attacks and did not allow settlers enough opportunity for trade. Farmers who produced small amounts of whiskey for trade argued that they could not afford the tax. They believed that they should be able to keep the money they made from a product they created themselves.
