Whiskey Rebellion

takeing tax off whiskey.

Whiskey was a cash crop to the western settlers. They could not ship their grain down the Mississippi River until it was opened to American trade in 1795. The cost of transporting the grain east over the mountains was too expensive. Converted into liquor, a horse could carry enough of the liquid to make the trip profitable. When Hamilton convinced Washington and Congress to pass a tax on whiskey, the profit to the western farmers dried up. Like Shays's Rebellion before, the western farmers rebelled against the tax by rioting in some of the river towns and roughing up the tax collectors. Washington, who had not supported the ideas behind Shays' Rebellion, saw an opportunity to show the power of the new federal government over the weakness of the Articles. Along with Hamilton, he led 15,000 troops to surpress the rebellion. Washington left the area when the farmers dispersed, but Hamilton rounded up several who were tried for treason and sentenced to death. Washington pardoned them, calling them "mental defectives." The rebellion was not much as far as military "battles" go, but the importance of the Whiskey Rebellion was political. The government asserted the power over the states to enforce federal laws by using troops, if necessary, that came from other states. Of course, the western farmers never supported the Federalists when they formed the Federalist Party.

Washington was able to stop the rebellion with troops. This was not the case during Shay's Rebellion. The stopping of the rebellion showed the people that the army was strong and the new government could enforce laws.

He did this to help pay the national debt.

the whiskey rebbellion happened almost immediately after the Revolution..We had just fought to free ourselves from taxation w/out representation, and then the new American gvmt turns around and starts taxing a product (alcohol) that many people used as currency.The people felt this was very wrong as they had no say in it and were willing to fight for their rights again.

When George Washington became president, new taxes were created. America was a fairly tax-aphobic country at the time. Farmers in Central Pennsylvania to Pittsburg grew corn. It was expensive to transport corn: it grew moldy or was crushed. Instead, the farmers began making whiskey from their large corn crops to save money. However, once the presidency began, tax was passed on whiskey, which meant it wasn't much better to make whiskey than corn. The farmers near Pittsburg were upset by this an rebeled. They ran to Pittsburg, burned some buildings and had a good old time tarring and feathering a tax collecter. Washington responded quickly: he dispatched a few troops toward Pittsburg. As soon as they heard he was coming, the rebels fled. Alexander Hamilton wanted to punish the rebels more heavily, even execute some, but Washington refused saying they had displayed their strength and now it was time to show they could have mercy.

The government under the revised Articles of Confederation (Constitution) was able to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. Under the Articles of Confederation the government was unable to put down Shays' Rebellion, and had to rely on state militia, seeming very weak to the country.

The emergence of a two-party political system.

The rebellion began July 17,1794, when a federal marshal came to PA to serve papers on people who had not paid the whiskey tax. The news of this prompted some 500 men to arm and attack the home of the federal tax inspector.

It ended in October ,1794 after federal troop arrived .

The rebels were in violation of federal law and Washington,as the president, felt it was his duty to enforce federal law. He also wanted to make it clear to all that the new federal government would enforce its laws even in the face of armed opposition. George Washington was the first and only president to lead his army

it was a lack of cash. hi i like potatos

Definition of shays rebellion?

President George Washington declared martial law and summoned the militias of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and other states. He personally reviewed them as Commander-in-Chief and led them. The rebels fled and gave up without a shot. Two were arrested for treason and were sentenced to hang but Washington pardoned them because one was insane and the other was a "simpleton".

Because stoping the whiskey rebellion showed that the nation had a strong goverment and democratic-republicans didn't want that

The Whiskey Rebellion was started by many United States citizens after the start of the Revolutionary War. President Washington resorted to using military force to put an end to the rebellion, but Jefferson hated the idea and considered it to be a dangerous mistake.

The Whiskey Rebellion was led by farmers who did not want to pay additional tax on whiskey they made from leftover crops. It was aimed at the U.S. government, in particular secretary of treasury Alexander Hamilton, against what the farmers thought was unfair taxation.

In my opinion the government did not over react to the whiskey rebellion. President Washington tried to solve the issue peacefully and meet with even more resistance. After the rebels burnt down the tax collectors house outside of Pennsylvania he had no choice but to bring in troops to establish some law. If he had not then the violence would have escalated and someone could have died. It is also important to remember that the only two men who were caught and found guilty of treason for this matter were pardoned by President Washington.

Whiskey is whiskey because whiskey is distilled in whiskey farms, by distillers of whiskey. My friend who was there at the time of this rebellion, Bethsarh, informs me "I was distraught by the loss of mon3y because my whiskey was not whiskey enough for the whiskey seller in the market of whiskey selling."

It proved that the newly formed government was strong enough to put down rebellions of the people.

Hamilton thought it would help decrease national debt and raise funds for treasury.

The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax rebellion that happened in the colonial United States. It changed the way the government handled protesters as they started to use military suppression.

President Washington feared that the rebels threatened the federal government's authority. He believed he needed to make people understand that the Constitution gave Congress the right to pass and enforce tax.

it gave legitimacy to the federal government, both as a taxing power and a military power