3. Questions
What is a political party?
What is the significance of the Whiskey
Rebellion?
Where did political parties come from?
What is the difference between Federalists
and Republicans?
Why was George Washington afraid of
political parties?
4. Political party
A group of people
who share similar
beliefs about how to
run the government
Federalist Party
Republican Party
5. Whiskey Rebellion
A violent outbreak in
W. Pennsylvania in
1793
Whiskey Boys
refused to pay a
federal whiskey tax
Washington led
13,000 state militia
to put down
rebellion
10. Are you a Federalist or
Republican?
Congress wants to build a canal to make it
easier and more efficient to travel on rivers.
This will benefit merchants who ship their
products on rivers. In order to build the
canals, they have to increase taxes for
everyone. How would you vote?
a. Yes
b. No
11. Are you a Federalist or
Republican?
If you said YES you
are a Federalist
Federalists wanted
to spend taxes on
building roads,
canals and banks
that would benefit
the manufacturing
business.
If you said NO you
are a Republican
Republicans thought
the federal
government
spending should be
limited.
12. Are you a Federalist or a
Republican?
a.
b.
Congress wants to create a national bank to
loan money to businesspeople to build
factories and ships. The bank will not loan
money to farmers to buy land. How would you
vote?
Yes
No
13. Are you a Federalist or
Republican?
If you said YES you
are a Federalist
Federalists wanted
to spend taxes on
building roads,
canals and banks
that would benefit
the manufacturing
business.
If you said NO you
are a Republican
Republicans thought
a national bank
would adversely
effect farmers.
14. Are you a Federalist or a
Republican?
A violent outbreak occurs because farmers don’t
want to pay the increased tax for the canal you
approved. Should you use the state militia to
put down the rebellion?
a.
b.
Yes
No
15. Are you a Federalist or
Republican?
If you said YES you
are a Federalist
Federalists thought
the federal
government should
be responsible for
administering order.
If you said NO you
are a Republican
Republicans thought
a state militia
infringed on their
individual liberties.