Question
Which of these was NOT an objection of farmers to the whiskey tax?
Responses
A It would eat into their profits.It would eat into their profits.
B It greatly punished small farmers in the region.It greatly punished small farmers in the region.
C They had to register their stills with the federal government.They had to register their stills with the federal government.
D They would be prohibited from making whiskey or distilled spirits.
Responses
A It would eat into their profits.It would eat into their profits.
B It greatly punished small farmers in the region.It greatly punished small farmers in the region.
C They had to register their stills with the federal government.They had to register their stills with the federal government.
D They would be prohibited from making whiskey or distilled spirits.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
D They would be prohibited from making whiskey or distilled spirits.
Farmers' objections to the whiskey tax primarily centered around the financial burden it placed on them, particularly small farmers, and the requirements for registration, rather than an outright prohibition on making whiskey or distilled spirits.
Farmers' objections to the whiskey tax primarily centered around the financial burden it placed on them, particularly small farmers, and the requirements for registration, rather than an outright prohibition on making whiskey or distilled spirits.