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Theme 2: Taxes in U.S. HistoryLesson 2: Early Tax Issues

 

Activity 1: The Impact of the Whiskey Tax and the Tariff of 1832

The Whiskey Tax of 1791 and the Tariff of 1832 affected three regions of the United States in different ways.

Read each question below. Determine which tax affected the given group. Click on the letter of the correct answer. To assess your answers, click the Check My Answers button at the bottom of the page.

1) In the far northeast region of the United States, industry owners were affected by the

A.
B.

2) In the mideast region of the United States, farmers rebelled as a result of

A.
B.

3) In the southeast region of the United States, cotton farmers threatened nullification as a result of

A.
B.

 

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