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g) 1. 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. 2. Why did farmers in Western Pennsylvania oppose the whiskey tax passed in 1791? (Choose 2) A A It failed to pay down the national debt. B B It cut into their profits from growing grain. C C They worried it would cause issues with Native Americans. D D They thought wealthy Easterners were taking advantage of them. 3. Identify which Founding Father each sentence describes. y Write AH for Alexander Hamilton.y Write TJ for Thomas Jefferson. _____ 1. He supported the creation of a national bank. _____ 2. He did not believe the national government had the power to create a national bank. _____ 3. He supported the funding and assumption of revolutionary debt from the states. _____ 4. He did not support the funding and assumption of revolutionary debt from the states, but he agreed to it as part of the Compromise

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1. Number the events of the Whiskey Rebellion from first to last:

  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.

2. Why did farmers in Western Pennsylvania oppose the whiskey tax passed in 1791? (Choose 2):

B. It cut into their profits from growing grain.
D. They thought wealthy Easterners were taking advantage of them.

3. Identify which Founding Father each sentence describes:

  1. AH - He supported the creation of a national bank.
  2. TJ - He did not believe the national government had the power to create a national bank.
  3. AH - He supported the funding and assumption of revolutionary debt from the states.
  4. TJ - He did not support the funding and assumption of revolutionary debt from the states, but he agreed to it as part of the Compromise.