Question

Number the events of the Whiskey Rebellion from

first to last.

_____ 1. Some violent protestors are arrested and

tried for treason.

_____ 2. President Washington leads state militia

troops to end the rebellion.

_____ 3. Protests become violent and a protestor

militia of 5,000 or more form at

Braddock’s Field.

_____ 4. Farmers against the whiskey tax

organize, refuse to pay the tax, and

threaten tax collectors.

_____ 5. President Washington sends negotiators

to tell the protestors to follow the

national government’s authority.

Answer 1

Here is the correct chronological order of the events of the Whiskey Rebellion:

1. **4** - Farmers against the whiskey tax organize, refuse to pay the tax, and threaten tax collectors.

2. **3** - Protests become violent and a protestor militia of 5,000 or more form at Braddock’s Field.

3. **5** - President Washington sends negotiators to tell the protestors to follow the national government’s authority.

4. **2** - President Washington leads state militia troops to end the rebellion.

5. **1** - Some violent protestors are arrested and tried for treason.

So the numbered sequence is: 4, 3, 5, 2, 1.