MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE WHISKEY REBELLION
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nothing
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gave it “teeth” instead of just words.
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affirmed that it is the right of the people to rebel
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None of 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 tax on whiskey led to a rebellion. In response, Hamilton called for a show of strength. He convinced Washington to raise an army of 13, 500 soldiers to suppress the rebellion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Throughout Western Pennsylvania counties, protesters used violence and intimidation to prevent federal officials from collecting the tax. Resistance came to a climax in July 1794, when a US marshal arrived in western Pennsylvania to serve writs to distillers who had not paid the excise.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.