The Pennsylvanians who participated in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 thought that the new federal excise tax on whiskey was
a. a burden on an economic necessity and a medium of exchange.
b. an important source of revenue for the new government.
c. a conspiracy of the Jeffersonians.
d. an oppressive blow at Americans´ cultural inheritance from Britain.
e. an unjust intrusion into the triangle trade.
a
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It is not true about the development of the public sphere during the nineteenth century that
a. education was crucial in widening the public sphere. b. the illiterate were largely kept out of the public sphere. c. it was widest and most developed in North America and parts of Europe. d. it expanded in Japan and China.
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
a. prompted passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts. b. were written by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton c. were written respectively by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. d. upheld the supremacy of federal law. e. none of these choices.
What was unusual about the Battle of New Orleans?
A. It was the turning point of the war. B. It was the bloodiest battle of the war. C. It was fought after the war had ended. D. It gave the United States control of the Mississippi River.
General Leo von Caprivi's and William II's new alliance system ________ the risk of war
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).