MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE WHISKEY REBELLION
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Question
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Congress didn’t pass 2 portions of Hamilton’s plan
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Led to a revolt which tested the strength of the government
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The outcome was that Americans were showed that the armed rebellion wasn’t accepted in a republic.
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Congress didn’t pass 1 portion of Hamilton’s plan
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B, C, and D
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Whiskey Rebellion. In 1794, farmers from Western Pennsylvania rose up in protest of what they saw as unfair taxation and provided the new nation, and George Washington, with a looming crisis. In 1791, Congress approved a new, federal tax on spirits and the stills that produced them.
Detailed explanation-2: -Approximately 13, 000 militiamen from surrounding states marched with President Washington to put down the rebellion. While no real battle ensued, about 150 rebels were arrested. Most were released due to lack of evidence, 2 were convicted of treason and then later pardoned.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called “whiskey tax” was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 was an uprising in western Pennsylvania. It challenged federal taxation in the states. The rebellion was the first serious domestic crisis that George Washington faced as U.S. president. To help pay the national debt, U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton proposed a tax on whiskey.