National Challenges that Washington Faced

1. National Challenges that Washington Faced

2. Whiskey Rebellion • Who? Farmers in Western PA and the Federal Government • What? • Tax on Whiskey made farmers angry because it was easier to transport whiskey than grain to market across the Appalachian Mountains. • Farmers lashed out against the government by taking control of courthouses so farmers would not lose their farms • When? Tax imposed in 1791 Full Rebellion occurred by 1794

3. Where? Western Pennsylvania • Why? • Farmers were unable to send their crops down river to the port at New Orleans • They made their wheat into whiskey and could ship their entire crop easily across the mountains into the eastern ports • Could not make a profit with the tax on whiskey • How? • Farmers surrounded the court house to prevent trails from occurring to evict people from their land for not paying taxes • Farmer threatened the federal governments authority so President Washington personally led in troops to put down the rebellion • The rebellion dissipated before Washington and the troops arrived

4. Northwest Territory • Who? Native Americans, British, and Americans • What Happened? • Native American tribes in the area joined together under the command of Little Turtle • Battle of Fallen Timbers was a loss for the Native Americans and the use of total war (total destruction) but the Americans under Wayne • When? 1792 Anthony Wayne sent to Territory • Treaty of Greenville signed 1796 officially ending the conflict

6. Where? Northwest Territory • Why? Americans had settled in the Northwest Territory against the wishes of the Native Americans so they declared war • How was it solved? • Treaty of Greenville gave the U.S. claim to the Northwest Territory and allowed the Native Americans to remain on some of their lands without disruption form settlers. • This would not last long