MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE WHISKEY REBELLION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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it tested the strength of the Constitution
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defined right for Congress to collect taxes
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demonstrated the power of the president
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All the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -This rebellion enforced the idea that the new government had the right to levy a particular tax that would impact citizens in all states. It also enforced the idea that this new government had the right to pass and enforce laws impacting all states.
Detailed explanation-2: -The whiskey rebellion was significant because washington showed that the federal government had the strength to enforce its law; his reaction attracted supporters to the federalist cause.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Which of the following was a result of the political debates over the Whiskey Rebellion? “republican Revolution"? He reversed Federalist policies.