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Washington’s Issues:Washington’s Issues:Foreign & DomesticForeign & Domestic
Whiskey Tax Receipt, 1794
The TaxThe Tax• Hamilton tries to
increase revenue for the U.S. Government
• Tax on whiskey Tax on whiskey passed by Congress in 1791in 1791
Alcohol in Western Alcohol in Western SocietySociety
• Made from excess corn, whiskey was very important to western economy
• Grain that had been distilled into whiskey was made a lot of profit
• Whiskey was a form Whiskey was a form of currency of currency to trade for what they needed
Whiskey Whiskey ProductionProduction
Large scale business• Paid tax annually
– 6¢ per gallon
• Passed cost on to consumer
Small scale personal• Couldn’t pay the
tax annually
• Didn’t sell it, couldn’t pass cost on to consumer
Rebellion BeginsRebellion Begins• From
Pennsylvania to Georgia western farmers refuse to pay tax
• Efforts to collect the tax were increased in 1794
• Tax collectors Tax collectors were attackedwere attacked
Rebellion LocationRebellion Location
RebellioRebellion in the n in the western western part of part of the statethe state
Washington Takes Washington Takes ActionAction
• Washington calls Washington calls up over 13,000 up over 13,000 militia troops militia troops
• Harry Lee is put in command (father of Robert E. Lee)
• Washington rides at the head of the troops
End of RebellionEnd of Rebellion• Militia breaks up Militia breaks up
rebellionrebellion
• Rebels were Rebels were arrestedarrested
• Washington offers pardons pardons in exchange for in exchange for oaths of loyaltyloyalty
Washington reviews the troops - Washington reviews the troops - Carlisle, Pennsylvania September 1794Carlisle, Pennsylvania September 1794
• Began the year of year of Washington’s inaugurationWashington’s inauguration
• Originally seen as a good thing until it became violent
• Many Americans hated the violence; attacks on religion, disregard of individual liberties
• Britain declared war to Britain declared war to take advantage of a weak take advantage of a weak French gov’tFrench gov’t
Hamilton attacked Jefferson in the press
Hamilton attacked Jefferson in the press
Jefferson secretly started his own
newspaper
Jefferson secretly started his own
newspaper
The common people, & Jefferson, acknowledged Revolutionary FranceJefferson, acknowledged Revolutionary France
The commercial classes, & Hamilton, preferred Hamilton, preferred EnglandEngland, their main source of business
The country divided into 2 groupsThe country divided into 2 groups
NEUTRALITYNEUTRALITY • France wanted US to France wanted US to help fight Britainhelp fight Britain– They were our allies in the
American Revolution
• Washington Washington encouraged neutralneutrality – Discouraged American
involvement
• Proclamation of Proclamation of NeutralityNeutrality– Prohibited Americans Prohibited Americans
from fighting overseasfrom fighting overseas– Barred warships in
American ports
• Britain ignored it & Britain ignored it & attackedattacked
American TreatiesAmerican Treaties• Washington sent John Jay,
chief justice of the Supreme Court, to negotiate a treaty
• Jay’s TreatyJay’s Treaty– British must withdraw from British must withdraw from
America, pay damages, & America, pay damages, & allow some ships to trade in the allow some ships to trade in the Caribbean Caribbean
• Many Americans wanted trade with British West Indies, which it did not open– Many Americans did not like
the treaty
• Pinckney's TreatyPinckney's Treaty– Thomas Pinckney created a Thomas Pinckney created a
treaty with Spain to resolve treaty with Spain to resolve trade on the Mississippi Rivertrade on the Mississippi River
• France was outraged & saw this as dealing with the devil
Washington’s Farewell AddressWashington’s Farewell Address• Farewell addressFarewell address
– AttackedAttacked evils of political partiesevils of political parties/division– AgainstAgainst entangling entangling ourselves in foreign affairs in foreign affairs
• InfluencedInfluenced foreign policyforeign policy for more than 100 for more than 100 yearsyears