Abraham Lincoln
Sinking Spring Farm in the Southeast part of Hardin County, Kentucky, then considered the frontier (now part of LaRue Co., in Nolin Creek, three miles (5 km) sout...
History Notes
Molding a Nation - 1781 - 1789 The Articles of Confederation, though flawed, served as a bridge to becoming a new nation. Americans are on their own, and reality ...
Drug History
The History of Drugs Drug use and abuse is as old as mankind itself. Human beings have always had a desire to eat or drink substances that make them feel relaxed,...
U.S. History Outline
Early inhabitants of the Americas 1. crossed a land bridge at the bering strait 2. settled in different areas B. American Indian empires in Mesoamerica, the South...
Abraham Lincoln
Early life Main article: Abraham Lincoln's early life and career Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, two une...
Whiskey Rebellion
Many poor southern farmers were finding it hard to get ahead , so they started to make and sell whiskey. It was not hard to make and it turned a nice profit. It was also very easy to transport because you could put it in barrels which make it easy to get up hills.
After a while the government found out about this and wanted to put a tax on making whiskey. The farmers thought that this was unfair and they were not going to stand for it. They banded together and burned some of the innocent tax collector's homes.
George Washington heard of this and sent troops south to handle the issue. When the troops arrived the rebels went home because the force of American soldiers was to large and strong for them. This could be said to be Washington's way of telling the nation he means
