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The Whiskey Rebellion

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After the American Revolution the economy of the newly founded United States was very similar to the economy of the colonies beforehand. Not much had changed on the economic front of the new country formed after the Revolutionary War. Before the Revolution the British colonists were being taxed on purchased goods after the French and Indian War. The Whiskey Rebellion was a very clear sign that the American Revolution was not very revolutionary. The American citizens were still being taxed on on goods because of the wars that they had started that were supposed to benefit them. As seen in the George Washington letter to Alexander Hamilton, the United States citizens were harassing the tax collectors. Before the Revolution, when there were taxes …show more content…

Both before and after the Revolution Blacks and women were seen and less than white men. In the African american’s valedictorian speech, it clearly states that even if Blacks were free, employers and coworkers still wanted nothing to do with them. No one would want to give jobs to African Americans, no one would respect them at work due to the fact that African Americans were enslaved for so long in the United States. Why would anyone respect someone. or even a group of people that didn’t have or need respect beforehand. As seen in the slavery map 15 out of the 31 states abolished slavery after they were forced to be the Emancipation proclamation. If the Revolution was so revolutionary why didn’t people see that slavery was wrong. It took nearly 100 years and another war to see that forcing people into working for you was wrong, that you couldn’t own other people. Also, women were not seen as equal to men. It took nearly 200 years for women to get the right to vote in a public election. If the government made after the Revolution was made by the people and for the people, why were only one race, one class, and one gender allowed to vote. The voting process was made so that the people would have a say in their government, but only white landowning men could vote. If the Revolution was the cause of social changes why would it have taken so long for those changes to be applied in the everyday lives of the citizens. The social advancements made by the United State could not have been caused by the Revolution because some changes happened fairly soon after the Revolution, how can we be so sure that the Revolution caused changes in society 200 years

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Due to their recent war with the French, Britain and its colonies were in debt. Britain turned to the colonies as a source of revenue to pay back money, and Parliament passed acts placing taxes and tariffs on the colonies and American trade. Following the revolution, the United States was in debt to France, who helped them fight Britain during the war and supplied money, troops, and supplies. Some Americans demanded paper currency and equal distribution of property (Doc. G). Although the manufacturing industry was growing in America, it was growing very slowly.

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The taxes and events that took place because of the British trying to make things better ended into the beautiful land of America we live in today. These events and taxes the British brought put up caused their own demise, putting tighter and tighter control that led to a revolution in colonial

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The French and Indian War was important to the American Revolution because the debt from the war was the reason that Parliament started taxing the colonists. Also, the French and Indian War made Britain very weak, making the colonists’ actions work a whole lot better. Since France was not happy with the outcome of their war with Britain this was a main reasons for France’s interest in helping the now Americans throughout the Revolutionary War, which was very important to the colonies’ victory. ​The reason why Britain started to tax the colonists was because of the debt resulting from the French and Indian War. The first tax was the the tax on sugar, which was put on the colonists to help pay off the war debt.

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During the 1700s America and it’s 13 colonies made a bold decision to revolt from Great Britain and become their own independent nation. This started a revolution that would forever change the way Americans would live. The War of Independence or better known as the American Revolution, consisted of the 13 colonies of America trying to gain independence from Great Britain and on July 4th 1776, America finally decided to declare their independence. Many say the revolution paved the way for many other great changes to take place, while others believed not a lot was impacted due to the revolution. This raises the question, “How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?”

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The American Revolution is arguably the turning point of American history as it resulted in somewhat of a significant, positive change in politics, economics, and society as a whole. However, from 1775 to 1800, the effects of the revolution on the American society were subtle as most principles glorified by revolutionists contradicted the examples set forth by colonial reality. Perhaps most alike to revolutionary beliefs was the American economy and how it participated in free trade or encouraged the independence of hard labor. Politically, the states did apply Enlightenment and republican ideas as promised, but more often than not, the benefits of such ideas were limited to rich, land-owning, protestant, white men. This glorification of

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During the Revolution, thousands of slaves obtained their freedom by running away. Around by the 1790s, however, the slave population was growing again and was beginning to spread into new lands in what would become the cotton belt. Inspired by the natural rights of the Revolution, free blacks moved against slavery. They petitioned Congress to end the slave trade and state legislatures to abolish slavery.

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The term “Revolutionary” is an instantaneous change or shift that promotes equal rights, liberty, and freedom. So, while some may argue that the revolution was a turning point for America, The American revolution in this case is not revolutionary since slavery was still present, minority groups did not gain rights, and British ideals and tactics were still being used in the new government. One of the crucial pieces of evidence that this “revolution” could not be considered revolutionary is because of the slavery still taking place even after the war ended. Throughout the revolt against British rule in the 16th century, the American people fought under the banner of truth, justice, and liberty for all people, However, the only people that indeed

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Around the time of these protests Americans were beginning to realize their rights as citizens and what their ideal government looked like. Settlers of the backcountry were rebelling against the federalists, attempting to acquire more representation in the government. The people of the backcountry were becoming more oppressed as Alexander Hamilton began to attempt to improve America’s economy with manufacturing and revenue taxes. The backcountry settlers organized violent protests, three of these rebellions being Shays’ Rebellion, Whiskey Rebellion, and March of the Paxton Boys.

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In the year 1837, a radical movement in the British colony of Lower Canada participated in an armed rebellion to seek by force what they had failed to secure by legal political action. The principle objective towards which the uprising was directed had been given various names by historians such as political freedom, democracy and representative government. The rebels took arms in an effort to end the appointed minority's domination of the colony's governing institutions and to establish a responsible government. The Lower Canadian Rebellion was prosecuted on the advancement of liberty and republicanism. Within the North American context, these broad tenets articulated the importance of a sovereign, educated and virtuous citizenry as well as the standards of an effective government constitutionally constrained in its authority.

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The boston tea party occurred when colonist as a way of rebelion attack british by throwing the tea that they found in their ships. And some people wonder why they did that and historic events show that there were French Indian War before that make the colonists to have an economic crisis so they can pay for the products. And the unique product that haven’t tax was the tea.

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Historians may argue that the inclusion of only white males in this brand-new society makes the American Revolution a failure, but the American Revolution changed the social aspect of the colonies for the better. The change of social status of minorities is not immediate, but the revolution allows for necessary changes to happen in the future. For example, a majority of the north abolished slavery less ten years or even before the end of the revolution. The rest of the north and the slave-dependent south abolish slavery within the next eighty years (Document 5). After the Revolution, women feel they have a voice.

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The American Revolution was a not social revolution because not much changed with slavery and women’s rights. Slavery existed long before the revolution even took place and continued after it had ended. Slaves played a vital role in the American Revolution. The white colonists wanted slavery but at the same time they themselves wanted to be free from Britain. The African Americans used this time to petition the whites for their own freedom.

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I agree with the governments decision to put the whiskey rebellion in place. I think this because the United States was already in a lot of debt. They needed to change something to clear their debt and they ended up choosing whiskey. If they had to choose something, I support the choice of whiskey because it's not a necessity people need to live. If people are buying whiskey they are getting it because they want to get drunk which is frowned upon by most people.

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On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry presented the idea of fighting against Great Britain for liberty, which Great Britain had suppressed the American colonists for years. Freedom and liberty were necessary for the colonists of the Thirteen Colonies to feel like individual people. Every person should be able to decide the action they would take and the responsibilities they would have. This speech was remarkable and memorable for the start of the bold actions that changed the world forever. Patrick Henry persuade the colonist to fight the British government by using his strong voice as a weapon.

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During the Revolutionary War and after the war ended, slavery was still occurring and very popular according to a map adopted from North of Slavery (Leon F. Litwack). The map depicts which states of America, north or south, abolished slavery versus states who continued using the method of slavery. After the war ended in 1783, many slaves were still working and not have been freed. By 1786, the northern states had freed the slaves, while the slaves in the south were not free until 1863 due to the Emancipation Proclamation. The time difference of the release of slaves in the north compared to the south is precisely 77 years.

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