Which of the following was a result of Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey?
A) New conflicts erupted in the Ohio Valley between settlers and Native Americans because Native Americans depended on the commodity.
B) Federalists in New York City boycotted whiskey because they resented farmers in
Pennsylvania who now paid lower taxes.
C) As president, George Washington refused to support or enforce the tax, declaring it
Unconstitutional and coming to the aid of those affected.
D) Frontier farmers formed a rebellion because they had little cash, and grain alcohol was their
Most valuable commodity.
E) Frontier farmers rejoiced because the tax would cause the sales of their main, more valuable
Crops such as vegetables to increase.

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Frontier farmers formed a rebellion known as the Whiskey Rebellion because they believed the excise tax unfairly targeted them, as grain alcohol was their most valuable commodity and they had little cash to pay the tax.

Which of the Following Was a Result of Hamilton's Excise