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What did farmers protest in Pennsylvania?
Farmers were protesting a tax on whiskey during President Washington's term in office.
Can the president impose excise tax?
No, the President of the USA does not have the Constitutional power to impose any tax. That is a power of the legislative branch of the government.
What was the first rebellion that George Washington had to use the Presidential Power?
He was the US President during the Whiskey Rebellion and he personally took to the field at the head of the militia to enforce the tax on whiskey.
Washington sent troops to stop this protest of a whiskey tax?
I believe that the answer is The Whiskey Rebellion
What precedent did Washington establish during the whiskey rebellion?
takeing tax off whiskey.
What tax caused a rebellion during Washington's presidency?
Whiskey
What tax did President Jefferson urge congress to repeal?
He repealed the Federal Whiskey Tax.
Why do you think president Washington personally led the army against western in the whiskey rebellion?
People needed to understand the constitutional right of Congressto institute tax laws.
Why did the president Washington personally lead the army against westerners in the whiskey rebellion?
because people needed to understand the constitutional right of Congressto institute tax laws.
Who was the president when the whiskey rebellion occurred?
The Whiskey Rebellion occurred during the presidency of George Washington. It took place between 1791 and 1794, primarily in response to a federal excise tax on whiskey. Washington's administration ultimately responded to the rebellion by sending federal troops to suppress the uprising, demonstrating the federal government's authority to enforce its laws.
How did Washington and Hamilton enforce the whiskey tax?
George Washington and Alexander Hamilton enforced the whiskey tax by sending an army of 13,000 soldiers to western Pennsylvania, causing the rebels to flee and showing that the government had the power to enforce its laws.
Why Washington did the whiskey rebellion?
because farmers in western Pennsylvania rebelled against the tax
