Question

What was Hamilton’s rationale for placing a tax on whiskey?
(1 point)
Responses

He planned to use the tax to reduce the national debt.
He planned to use the tax to reduce the national debt.

He wanted to impose a penalty on farmers for producing too much whiskey.
He wanted to impose a penalty on farmers for producing too much whiskey.

He wanted to halt the export of whiskey.
He wanted to halt the export of whiskey.

He wanted to distribute the taxes to state governments.

Answer 1

He planned to use the tax to reduce the national debt.

Hamilton proposed the whiskey excise to raise federal revenue to help pay off Revolutionary War debts (and to assert federal authority).