Whiskey Rebellion

George Washington as we all know was the very first President of the United States of America. Along with the Secretary of Treasury who was Alexander Hamilton and John Adams as Vice President. George Washington was a Federalist so he had strong beliefs in having a strong government along with a strong executive branch. Washington had to goal when becoming president, the first was to translate the US Constitution and translate it into an actual form of government. Then in order to form the…

In fact, he so fiercely supported the rich that he passed taxes that would ultimately end up hurting the lower classes. This included taxes like the tax on whiskey that resulted in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1791. On the other hand, Jefferson supported the common man. He believed the public should be able to vote, not just the upper class. Who better to voice to the opinion of the people than the people themselves? In his opinion…

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are two of the most important presidents that has affected our nations independence and the foundation of the United States. They have turned this nation into a free and sovereign country. Washington and Jefferson were both raised in the Southern state of Virginia. However, Washington and Jefferson have innumerable differences in many aspects. They both came from different social status; Jefferson’s family was more well-known and prosper than Washington’s.…

The ones refusing to pay were the Whiskey Rebels. The rebels were attacking tax collectors and threatened to attack the town near Pittsburgh. The Whiskey Rebellion showed the power of the national government and was just testing the power of the new Constitution. It demonstrated people that the new Constitution was powerful enough to take down a “mobocracy…

malaise towards his leaders and he started to form a group of others that believed his truths, he spoke of the modern lies and deception found on the farm. He also spoke of the original lies founded by Napoleon. In the months before Big John began his rebellion he was walking around the wall and found a note, this note was from someone that only signed Snow on this piece of…

The formation of the new country brought many controversial issues to the surface of the budding government. The end of the American Revolution marked the independence of the nation and the beginning of the country built on freedom, but there was a roadblock. How was the country going to be structured? The Americans had their eyes set on democracy, the idea that promised to ensure everything that they wanted in a country. However, democracy struggled to be defined as the members of the new…

On September 11, 2001, a series of terrorist attacks were executed on American soil. This event was one of the greatest tragedies ever to take place. America was not at war when these attacks occurred. However, a war quickly ensued. America was required to spring into action quickly and effectively. Fortunately, the American military had remained in full strength because, as one can deduce, wars always start during peacetime. That is why military spending should not be cut during peacetime.…

“They are taking Boxer to the knacker’s…..the word went round that from somewhere or other the pigs had acquired money to buy themselves another case of whiskey”(Orwell 108-111). This situation shows corruption of power because Napoleon has so much power he does not even have emotions of thinking he has essentially murdered one of his hardest workers. To add on, Boxers loyalty means nothing to Napoleon because…

tax, Funding at Par, Assumption of State Debts, and Tariffs. When his plan was put in place, it did not please many people. Different individuals stood up against different components, such as the Whiskey Rebellion, which was in western Pennsylvania and it was to protest against the Excise tax on whiskey. Thomas Jefferson, who was Washington’s Secretary of State, did not support Hamilton’s plan for a national bank. He thought Hamilton was giving…

America has been nicknamed “The Melting Pot” since the age of immigration during the late 19th century and early 20th Century. Still to this day, millions of people settle in our wondrous country to find peace, solemn and security; each family and person having different rituals, religion, language and culture. Paine, who lived during the 18th century, saw first hand the “concord” of immigrants that arrived from all over Europe: Anglicans, Puritans, Catholics, Englishmen, Spaniards, Frenchmen,…