Essays Tagged: "Whiskey Rebellion"
Eighteenth Amendment. Reason, analysis, and the cause of the Ammendment.
able business in America.During the Revolutionary War, many supplies were cut off. Rye and corn for whiskey replaced molasses from the West Indies for rum. Many people were afraid that there would not ... olve this problem, Congress began to put taxes on many alcohol products. This eventually led to the Whiskey Rebellion.During the early 1800s, the Temperance Movement began to form. Many people stopped ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Shay's Rebellion and the Modern Militia
the 1990's. The background, fears, and influence of the rebellious anti-government citizens of the Whiskey and Shay's Rebellion parallel with the recent politically far-right extremist militias. All ... fear that the government would take away the peoples freedom. The basis of Shay's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion was a dissatisfaction with the power of the government to freely tax the people. F ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
The Strengths and Weaknesss of the American Presidency. It goes in detail about the president's responsibilties and tasks.
sponsibilities have grown dramatically from the time George Washington took up his sword during the Whiskey Rebellion to the day Harry S. Truman authorized dropping an atomic bomb on Japan. The burden ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
A study sheet of where each U.S. president stood on different issues and important facts about them.
PRESIDENTDOMESTIC POLICYFOREIGN POLICYIMPORTANTFACTGEORGE WASHINGTON-Put down a whiskey rebellion, a 1794 tax revolt in Pennsylvania by summoning the militia of several states.-Iss ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians
Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan
hrough taxing. His plan increased taxes on imported goods, as well as placed a tax on items such as whiskey. This raise in taxes not only affected the rich but the poor as well because the tax related ... rich but the poor as well because the tax related to a variety of items. As a result of the tax on whiskey, a group of poor farmers in Western Pennsylvania rebelled, resulting in the Whiskey Rebellio ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents
Biography of George Washington
he main sources of wealth for America. Washington enforced the law strictly as well. As soon as the Whiskey Rebellion began, Washington quickly took action and put them down with the army. Being the f ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians
An explanation of the major problems the United States faced in 1789, how they were overcome by 1800, and at what cost.
hey would raise money by selling western lands, imposing tariffs, and excising taxes (especially on whiskey). Hamilton also stated to never even attempt to pay off the government debt but to just pay ... d that a national bank be built to handle the nation's finances.The cost of Hamilton's idea was the Whiskey Rebellion. Many of the residents protested the tax peacefully by means of mass meetings and ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
The first five presidents of the united states.
Under Washington the French Revolution treated to bring the Unite states into a war in Europe. The Whiskey Rebellion was and opportunity to demonstrate the power of the government under Washington. A ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Analyze the contributions of Washing and Jefferson in helping establish a stable government after the adoption of the Constitution.
l Plan. Because of the Fiscal Plan, which was made to stabilize the economy, was the reason for the Whiskey rebellion. What Washington did was take out the rebellion. He used federal force to push the ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Founding Brothers Character Analysis - George Washington
that it would not tolerate rebellion. In 1794, he sent 15,000 troops to Pennsylvania to squash the Whiskey Rebellion, the first challenge to federal authority. Like every president who would f ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
American Politics in the 1790s
fairs of the citizens. The establishment of the Bank of the United States and conflicts such as the Whiskey Rebellion were the result of these two contrasting views. The country faced many major decis ... did try to reduce the huge $75 million debt by proposing an excise tax on domestic items including whiskey. The Federalists distrusted and feared the common people, and applauded Hamilton's excise ta ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Ch. 11, Call to Freedom Outline
in Native American landsMeetingsGreat Britain tradersWar Little TurtleAnthony WayneLittle TurtleII. Whiskey RebellionSons of LibertySome argue tax too highSome farmers finedFarmers refuse fines/taxesC ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
What were the causes and process of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and to what extent does it symbolize the division between the Federalist & Republican factions?
The causes of the Whiskey Rebellion can be explained in terms of the immediate events preceding it; however a true und ... ence. The immediate cause of the Rebellion was the imposition of an excise tax on the production of whiskey. The then Federalist run government implemented the tax to finance the costs of building up ... hips in the West Indies. However, the tax proved to be an unfair hardship to those farmers who used whiskey in place of cash for commercial transactions. A revolt of Pennsylvania whiskey distillers in ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History