Page 20 Chapter 5 The Whiskey Rebellion tax on whiskey? To Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists in the east, it seemed to be a good idea. Hamilton believed that industries that could bear the burden should pay taxes.

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• Whiskey Rebellion
• Alexander Hamilton
• The Whiskey Rebels
• Tariff
• George Washington
• John Neville
• John McClelland
• United States
• 3rd United States Congress
• Presidency of George Washington