Whiskey Rebellion

Strict Interpretation of the Constitution Strict interpretation means that the Constitution must explicitly grant a power or privilege in order for that action to be legal. A loose interpretation doesn’t give any safeguards against government intrusion on the people’s liberty. Strict interpretation is better because it is an approach more likely to get to what the original intent of the Founders of America was. Whereas loose interpretationists can make new laws and invalidate old ones based on…

I believe George Washington changed the Presidency when he went and enforced the whiskey tax in Pennsylvania. With Washington going and enforcing the tax he set the precedent for other Presidents that you can enforce any law on the masses if you have enough manpower to over power the rebels (Beshwate Lecture 7). The next President I believed…

enacted commercial sanctions meat to intimidate the new country and the individual states responded differently to them” (Matuz,8). Under those circumstances of the government, debt-ridden farmers known as the “Shay’s Rebellion” also exposed how weak the government was. “The rebellion in Massachusetts ignited public and…

The American Revolution was also known as the American War of Independence. It began in the year 1775, and it was over by the year 1783. The war began when the tension started increasing between the civilians of the 13 North American colonies and the government. After the French and Indian War 1754 to 1763, King George III lost a large amount of money because he needed to purchase arms and goods for his armies in the war. Due to this, King George III was in debt and began taxing citizens in…

relates to all present that all animals under human care are mistreated and should be liberated. He tells them how rebellion is the only way to achieve this and soon after he dies. Under the leadership of Squealer, Napolean, and Snowball the…

Throughout history and even to the present day, the government has made laws that didn’t always please everyone. Laws, taxes, tariffs, bans, they were all created to place boundaries on citizens and even government officials. Some historical court cases violated the rights that citizens obtained in the bill of rights and the constitution. Peaceful resistance, in my opinion, benefits the society more than it causes disruptions. The first amendment of the Bill of Rights includes freedom of speech…

known that George Washington distilled whiskey and William Penn owned a brewery (Andreas 228). Throughout history, taxes and laws have been imposed on the manufacturing, transportation, and distribution of alcohol in a fruitless battle to legislate morality. With this in mind, it is important to analyze the past and current moonshine and blue laws in order to understand their impacts on the private citizen, the economy, the enforcement…

Postbellum United States required great attention to both its creation, rejuvenation, and restoration as a stable nation. In the book, Founding Brothers, Joseph Ellis presented readers with an insight into some of the more problematic portions of the creation of this nation. Some issues within the border of the Union, namely those surrounding the national debt and establishment of the capitol of the United States were addressed with urgency while slavery, another great problem that inevitably…

was stealing cookies from a local store. But it didn’t stop there, Charlie began to illegally bootleg whiskey during the Probation Era, when alcohol was illegal in the U.S. A couple years later on May 16, 1922, a group of friends and himself robbed Akins’, a town outside of Sallisaw, post office of 350 pennies, nickels, and dimes, but authorities never caught them. Even then, these acts of rebellion still did not satisfy this restless dirt farmer from Cookson…

his desk and that he would not accept every bill to be passed. Along the same lines would be how Washington went about enforcing unpopular laws among the people. A good example of how this was done was with the Whiskey Rebellion. Washington believed there needed to be an excise tax on whiskey to help pay off the debt faster, but the people who had to pay the tax did not agree. The people ended up rioting and going against the law. When Washington realized what was going on he sent 15,000 troops…