violent tax protest from 1791-1794. the whiskey was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by president Washington to pay for the war. It unfairly burdened poor farmers west of the Appalachian mountains because they couldn't do business anymore A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other. First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president) Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions

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They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt. Looked to balance national coordination and states rights to prevent tyranny. It featured a unicameral legislature, but the federal government had no money and no military The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency

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Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power. Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods. Farmers in southeast Pennsylvania stopped paying taxes for the larger military. John Fries led a peaceful protest, but John Adams ordered federal troops to stop the protest, and they made mass arrests, assaulted newspaper editors, and almost executed John Fries.