Barley
One reason is simply to make a cereal crop that can make at least some of its own nitrogen, making the production of the crop less expensive for the farmer, and leaving less chance for nitrogen fertilizer to go off-target.
The federal government had placed a tax on corn (which is used to make whiskey), so the farmers who relied on the production of the crop for their livelihood rebelled.
Whiskey can be made from malted or unmalted barley, oat, rye, corn, or wheat, depending on where it's produced from.
I know you're stuck on that crossword puzzle... I think it's grain.
Oats are oats, they are grown, not made. You can make cereal out of oats, but not oats out of cereal.
There is no cereal
Farmer + Field = Cereal
Simple. The chief crop was corn. It was difficult to transport anything by wagon over the Indian footpaths along mountain ridges. It was cheapest to make whiskey from corn and more profitable to transport it over the mountains to the east. Whiskey stills were prominent businesses, just as important as the blacksmith, saddler, and undertaker. When the government wanted to tax whiskey, it would have deeply cut into farmers' profits. The Whiskey Rebellion was a major fight against taxation.
No they do not.
Why yes. Rain is a good thing.
Simple. The chief crop was corn. It was difficult to transport anything by wagon over the Indian footpaths along mountain ridges. It was cheapest to make whiskey from corn and more profitable to transport it over the mountains to the east. Whiskey stills were prominent businesses, just as important as the blacksmith, saddler, and undertaker. When the government wanted to tax whiskey, it would have deeply cut into farmers' profits. The Whiskey Rebellion was a major fight against taxation.
Yes idk if they make nonalcoholic whiskey or not but regular whiskey contains alcohol :D hope I helped