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Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion occurred in the 1790s. It was due to dissatisfaction with policies that were passed. Whiskey was not the sole reason for the resistance, but a tax upon it was a major cause.
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Why was the Federal Government successful in supressing the Southern Rebellion?
It became a war of attrition and the North had the manpower and the will to fight it.
Which event increased negative feelings toward the french?
Monroe doctrine. That or Whiskey rebellion!
he came in with the U.S. Army and ended the rebellion
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"
Who wrote the sixth amendment?
The entire Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments) was drafted by James Madison but was taken in large part from the ideas of George Mason.
How did Washington react to the Whiskey rebellion?
George Washington did react to the whiskey rebellion by sending many federal soldiers who crushed the rebellion.
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.
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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.
Why did people admire Washington and want him to be president?
Not many, since he died over 200 years ago.
Who was president when the whiskey rebellion took place?
It occured in 1794, while George Washington was still president.
Leader who put down the whiskey rebellion?
President George Washington personally lead a federal militia against the rebels. The rebellion occured not far from Philapelphia, which was then the Capital of the nation.
How was the Whiskey Rebellion a vitctory for the federal government?
This was an example of the federal government's new power, under George Washington. Previously the Articles of Confederation left the federal government useless due to the states' rights supporters. Though the Whiskey Rebellion was not an extremely large rebellion, Washington sent a large military force to put it down, showing its new power.
Washingtons response to the whiskey rebellion demonstrated the governments?
authority to act with in state borders
What was Washington's response to the whiskey rebellion?
in 1794 president Washington sent nearly 15,000 troops to crush the whiskey rebellion.
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Washington believed that the Whiskey Rebellion?
presented a direct threat to the nation.
As president, George Washington did believe that the federal government needed to remain strong to prevent state or regional interests from gaining too much power.
The Whiskey Rebellion 1794 was an uprising in the Pennsylvania counties West of the Alleghenies, caused by Alexander Hamilton 's excise tax of 1791. The settlers, mainly Scotch-Irish, for whom whiskey was an important economic commodity, resented the tax as discriminatory and detrimental to their liberty and economic welfare. There were many public protests, and rioting broke out in 1794 against the central government's efforts to enforce the law. Troops called out by President Washington quelled the rioting, and resistance evaporated. Nevertheless Hamilton sought to make an example of the settlers and illustrate the newly created government's power to enforce its law; many were arrested. President Washington pardoned the two rebels who were convicted of treason. The tax was repealed in 1802.
Federal troops crushed the Whiskey Rebellion without a fight?
George Washington did sent troops but by the time the troops got there the rebellion had collapsed. 20 members of the rebellion were caught and arrested but the charges were aquitted soon after.
What finally ended the whiskey rebellion?
Washington, urged on by Hamilton, was prepared to enforce the tax and crush the Whiskey Rebellion. they feared that not to act might undermine the new government and weaken its authority.
What did George Washington action taken to address the whiskey rebellion challenge?
It was the first time her had to call upon the constitutional army.
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!
