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8-2 Early Challenges

8-2 Early Challenges. Whiskey Rebellion. Farmers resisted paying taxes on whiskey they made with excess corn Many relied on bartering their whiskey for supplies July 1794 federal officers entered western PA to collect taxes. 500 people attacked tax collectors and burned buildings

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8-2 Early Challenges

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  1. 8-2Early Challenges

  2. Whiskey Rebellion • Farmers resisted paying taxes on whiskey they made with excess corn • Many relied on bartering their whiskey for supplies • July 1794 federal officers entered western PA to collect taxes. 500 people attacked tax collectors and burned buildings • Washington sent troops in to suppress the rebellion • Shows the gov. will use force to maintain social order

  3. Western Struggles • Conflict arose between settlers and native Americans as settlers expanded westward • 1791 Native Americans continued to resist settlers • 1794 Washington sends Anthony Wayne • Battle of Fallen Timbers Wayne’s forces defeat 800 native Americans • 1795 Treaty of Greenville – Native Americans surrender most of their lands in Ohio

  4. Issues with Europe • 1789 – French Revolution • 1793 Britain and France go to war • Washington hoped America would stay neutral • 1793 – French diplomat Edmund Gene’tsigns up a few hundred Americans to serve aboard French ships and attack British shipping • Washington issues Proclamation of Neutrality

  5. Issues with Europe • Britain begins attacking American merchant ships and impressing their crews • Washington sends John Jay to Britain to resolve the issue • Jay’s Treaty • Britain withdraws from American soil • Pays damages for ships they seized • Allows some Americans to trade w/ British colonies in the Caribbean

  6. Issues with Europe • Pinckney sent to Spain to resolve issues in 1795 • Pinckney’s Treaty opened up access to the entire Mississippi River to Americans and allowed them to trade in New Orleans

  7. Washington’s Farewell • Washington served two terms setting a precedent for others to follow • Farewell Address warned against: • Foreign alliances • Political parties • National debt

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