1. Issues: Foreign & Domestic

2. Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey tax receipt, 1794

3. The Tax Hamilton tries to increase revenue for the U.S. Government
Tax on all distilled spirits (whiskey) passed Congress in 1791

4. Alcohol in Western Society
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 of currency in the west to trade for what they needed

5. Whiskey Production 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

6. Rebellion Begins
From Pennsylvania to Georgia western farmers refuse to pay tax
Efforts to collect the tax were increased in 1794
Tax collectors were attacked

7. Rebellion Location
Rebellion in the western part of the state

8. Washington takes Action
Washington calls up over 13,000 militia troops
Harry Lee is put in command (father of Robert E. Lee)
Washington also rides at the head of the troops

9. Washington reviews the troops - Carlisle, Pennsylvania September 1794
End of Rebellion
Militia breaks up rebellion
Rebels were arrested
Washington offers pardons in exchange for oaths of loyalty
Washington reviews the troops Carlisle, Pennsylvania September 1794

11. French Revolution Began the year of Washington’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 went declared war to take advantage of a weak French government

12. A Nation Divided Jefferson secretly started his own newspaper
Hamilton attacked Jefferson in the press
The common people, & Jefferson, acknowledged Revolutionary France
The commercial classes, & Hamilton, preferred England, their main source of business
The country divided into 2 groups

13. NEUTRALITY France wanted us to help fight Britain
They were our allies in the American Revolution
Washington encouraged neutrality
Discouraged American involvement
Proclamation of Neutrality
Prohibited Americans fighting in overseas war
Barred warships in American ports
Britain ignored it & attacked us
NEUTRALITY 13

14. American Treaties
Washington sent John Jay, chief justice of the Supreme Court, to negotiate a treaty
Jay’s Treaty
British must withdraw from America, pay damages, & allow some ships to trade in the Caribbean
Many Americans wanted trade with British West Indies, which it did not open
Many Americans did not like the treaty
Thomas Pinckney created a treaty with Spain to resolve trade on the Mississippi River
France was outraged & saw this as dealing with the devil

16. Washington’s Farewell Address
Attacked evils of political parties/division
Attacked entangling ourselves in foreign affairs
Influenced foreign policy for more than 100 years