Hogeland, William. The Whiskey Rebellion; George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the frontier rebels who challenged America's newfound sovereignty.HOGELAND, William. The Whiskey Rebellion Whiskey Rebellion, 1794, uprising in the Pennsylvania counties W of the Alleghenies, caused by Alexander Hamilton's excise tax of 1791. The settlers, mainly Scotch-Irish, for whom whiskey was an important economic commodity, resented the tax as discriminatory and ; George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the frontier rebels who challenged America's newfound sovereignty. Read by Simon Vance. 8 cds. 9.5 hrs. Tantor Media. 2006. 1-4001-0247-2. $34.99. Vinyl; content, author, reader notes. SA The Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party, 1773. In the contest between British Parliament and the American colonists before the Revolution, Parliament, when repealing the Townshend Acts, had retained the tea tax, partly as a symbol of its right to tax the colonies, partly to aid the all over again, but this time the rebels were rejecting a tax passed by their own federal government. Armed gangs refused to recognize the right of Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington, to register stills and collect taxes on the whiskey they produced. They tarred and feathered feath·ered adj. 1. Covered, provided, or adorned with feathers. 2. Having feathering, as an animal's coat. 3. Moving swiftly: feathered feet. 4. revenue men and gathered in the thousands in the Pittsburgh area at the headwaters of the Ohio River Ohio River Major river, eastern central U.S. Formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, it flows northwest out of Pennsylvania, and west and southwest to form the state boundaries of Ohio–West Virginia, Ohio-Kentucky, Indiana-Kentucky, and . The new country was threatened in 1794 with armed revolt by its own citizens. This story of federal authority is brought to light in great detail by Hogeland, who limns the main characters in the drama. His recounting of this important event is perhaps too complicated and detailed for the general YA audience, but it would be terrific for AP history students and their teachers. The book is narrated by British actor Vance, whose reading is intelligent and stirring. True, he mispronounces Monongahela, but his British accent is appropriate for a nation filled with people newly freed from the yoke yoke (yok) 1. a connecting structure. 2. jugum. yoke n. See jugum. yoke, n 1. something that connects or binds. of Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. . Janet Julian, English Teacher (retired), Grafton, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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