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Vocabulary
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People
Why
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 was banned?
100
The farmers.
Who didtilled their grain into whiskey before they shipped it to market?
100
It was too expensive and whiskey was worth more than a wagonload of grain.
Why didnt western farmers ship grain east of teh Appalachian Mountains?
200
purified
What 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 alcahol?
200
To prevent national debt from growing.
Why did alexander hamilton want to tax alcahol?
300
To break up and stop fuctioning as an orginization.
What does disbanded mean?
300
1786
What year did shays rebellion happen in?
300
George Washington.
Who sent nearly 15,000 troops to crush the Whiskey Rebellion?
300
Because they stepped up efforts to collect tax.
Why did the farmers attack the tax collectors?
400
to exchange goods or services for other goods or servicess without using money.
What does barter mean?
400
1794
In what year did Washington send nearly 15,000 troops to the whiskey Rebellion?
400
Alexander hamilton.
Who wanted the tax to help prevent teh national debt from growing?
400
To crush the Whiskey Rebellion.
Why did President washington send 15,00 troops accross the Appalachian Mountains?
500
to return an item for a different one.
What does exchanged 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 they needed.
Why did most farmers live on a system of bartering?