Vocabulary
Important Dates
Famous People
Why
Solutions
100
Preserving an early stage in the historical development of something.
What does primitive mean?
100
1791
In what year did Congress pass the law that whiskey and other alcoholic beverages were banned?
100
The farmers.
Who distilled their grain into whiskey before they shipped it to the market?
100
It was too expensive and whiskey was worth more than a wagonload of grain.
Why didn't western farmers ship grain east of the Appalachian Mountains?
100
George Washington
Who came up with a solution to the Whiskey Rebellion?
200
To purify
What does distilled mean?
200
1794
In what year did federal officers step up efforts to collect tax?
200
Both houses of Congress.
Who approved a bill that placed a special tax on whiskey and other alcohol?
200
To prevent national debt from growing.
Why did Alexander Hamilton want to tax alcohol?
200
He said, "If citizens wish to change the law, they had to do so peacefully, through constitutional means."
What was the President's solution?
300
To break up and stop functioning as an organization.
What does disbanded mean?
300
1786
What year did Shay's Rebellion occur in?
300
George Washington.
Who sent nearly 15,000 troops to crush the Whiskey Rebellion?
300
Because they stepped up their efforts to collect tax.
Why did the farmers attack the tax collectors?
300
The government would use force when necessary to maintain order.
What was the punishment if citizens didn't follow the solution?
400
To exchange goods/services for other goods/services without using money.
What does barter mean?
400
1794
In what year did Washington send nearly 15,000 troops to end the Whiskey Rebellion?
400
Alexander Hamilton.
Who wanted the tax to help prevent the national debt from growing?
400
To crush the Whiskey Rebellion.
Why did President Washington send 15,00 troops across the Appalachian Mountains?
400
They lived on a system of bartering
What was the farmers' solution to make more money?
500
Personal independence
What does self-reliance mean?
500
1791
In what year did 600 American soldiers die?
500
Tax collectors.
Who got attacked by farmers?
500
Because they wanted to exchange whiskey for goods/services that they needed.
Why did most farmers live on a system of bartering?
500
They stepped up their efforts to collect taxes.
What did tax collectors do in an attempt to end the farmers' resistance?
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