Whiskey Rebellion

This device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror.

• guillotine
• astrolabe
• gallows
• Bastille

Who wanted to raise money with the whiskey tax

• George Washington

• Keith Hughes

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

Why were people upset about this new tax

• they saw themselves disconnected from the union

• it hurt the small farmers the most

• whiskey was their source of income

• all of the above

How many men did Washington round up to put down the rebellion?

• 500-600

• 7000

• 13000

• none, he surrendered

What was the most significant threat facing the Early Republic when Washington became President?

• Debt
• Native Americans
• British
• French

What treaty secured the use of the Mississippi River? 

• Pickney's Treaty
• Jay's Treaty
• Treaty of Greenville
• Treaty of Paris

A tax on liquor led to the ____, which marked the first time the government sent troops to fight American citizens.

• Shays' Rebellion
• Pennsylvania tax rebellion
• Whiskey Rebellion
• Farmer Rebellion

What do you call a group of advisers to the president?

• Cabinet
• Closet
• Congress
• Senate

Who started the Whiskey Rebellion

• Western farmers
• Northern farmers
• Southern farmers 
• Eastern farmers

Where did the Whiskey Rebellion take place?

• Massachusetts
• Georgia
• New York
• Pennsylvania