5.5- Conflicts between Government & People (Whiskey Rebellion)

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

• Debt
• Native Americans
• British
• French

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

Who started the Whiskey Rebellion

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

What did the Whiskey tax put a tax on?

• all alcohol

• whiskey

• vodka

• rum

What was the purpose of the whiskey tax?

• to slow the consumption of alcohol.

• to raise money for the military

• to pay down the new national debt

• to screw over the small farmers

What is the "big idea" of the Whiskey Rebellion?

• the weakness of the Articles of Confederation

• It is the right of the people to rebel

• people hate being taxed

• the strength of the federal government

What is the supremacy clause state?

• the Constitution is the law of the land

• the states have the supreme power to deal with rebellions

• the right to protest/rebel remains supreme

Rebels were angry in the Whiskey Rebellion because the Government... (select ALL that apply)

• taxed only the selling of whiskey

• taxed whiskey really high to make revenue in order to pay off debt

• taxed the selling and making of whiskey

• taxed whiskey really high just show the farmers who's boss out of boredom

Who wanted to raise money with the whiskey tax

• George Washington

• Keith Hughes

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton