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    of Paris‚ which ended the Revolutionary War. The Articles of Confederation was too weak‚ however‚ due to the fact that there was no hard currency and unruly state taxation which caused a group of farmers led by Daniel Shay to rebel against it. This rebellion‚ deemed Shay’s Rebellion‚ led to the passage of the U.S. Constitution. The Articles of Confederation was the government that allowed the states to finally centralize their government. This Confederation was very

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    I believe one of the most important documents in the history is The Declaration of Independence which is why I am using it as my first primary source‚ my other source of document will be George Washington’s and the Proclamation Against the “Whiskey Rebellion‚ on 1784”‚ and “An Act Respecting Alien Enemies” witch contained information about illegal immigrants. All tree documents have a great impact on our country since they were created and they all had the same purpose‚ to create a better country

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    so I was able to join the militia there because I wasn’t able to stay as a member in the Brookfield Militia. Moving was hard but the outcome was great because after all my hard work in drilling I was known as Sergeant Daniel Shays and later on turned to Lieutenant Daniel Shays.

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    capital when he was in office. What problems did George Washington face while in office? The three problems he faced was the feud between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton over the Bank of the United States‚ Political Parties‚ and the Whiskey Rebellion. The national bank of the United States is not like your money or “piggy” bank. The Bank would collect all tax issues and would issue U.S. currency(Doc 2). Most

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    and poor‚ just as it has today. As the presidential election of 1800 approached‚ many people realized that Federalist policies became a failure or favored very little. The passing of the Alien and Sedition Acts‚ the Judiciary Act of 1801‚ Whiskey Rebellion‚ Jay’s Treaty‚ and Hamilton’s economic programs all led to the revolution of 1800 that was deserved. The Federalists’ decision to approach these problems proved to be unfavorable and unjust. The Alien and Sedition acts‚ for example‚ were meant

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    Washington. Firstly and foremost‚ George Washington was the commander in chief during the Revolutionary war‚ so his role was crucial to it’s victory for America. Secondly‚ George Washington had served as head of the militia forces during the Whiskey Rebellion to save America when it was still considered young. Finally‚ Washington had facilitated the Jay treaty‚ preventing the still young America from a war with Britain‚ which it wasn’t prepared for. Firstly‚ George Washington was commander in chief

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    George Washington (served 1789-1797) 1. Judiciary Act: George Washington signed The Judiciary Act on September 24‚ 1789‚ which was presented by Congress. This was the very first act of Congress. The Judiciary Act created the Federal Court system and it created the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court acts as the head of the judiciary branch of America’s three-branched government. The purpose of creating this act was to provide structure and authority of the federal court system and created the office

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    the simple farmer and the elite businessmen.         As shown above‚ these two political parties had drastically different views on how the government should be run. Their different ideologies are apparent in the controversy of the Whiskey Rebellion. The Rebellion began when

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    within the nation’s boundaries living in safety‚ peace‚ and order. Historical Context: Daniel Shays’s rebellion is one of the many important events that led to the inclusion of this goal in the Constitution. Despite the fact that the Massachusetts militia was eventually able to end the farmers’ rebellion‚ it is apparent that the long process it took for the government to actually stop the rebellion‚ shows that both the national and state governments were weak in maintaining

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    not leave settlement of the so-called Whiskey Rebellion to Pennsylvania‚ as the Confederation Congress had left Shay’s Rebellion to Massachusetts. At Hamilton’s urging‚ Washington called out the militias of three states‚ raised an army of nearly 15‚000‚ and personally led the troops into Pennsylvania. As the militiamen approached Pittsburgh‚ the center of the resistance‚ the rebellion quickly collapsed. The federal government won the allegiance of the whiskey rebels by intimidating them. It won the

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