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What was Albert Gallatin's approach for opposing the Whiskey Tax?


A. He sent a petition to the government to peacefully settle the issue.

B. He supported burning the barns of any farmer who paid the tax.

C. He ordered the distillers to tar and feather the tax collectors.

D. He encouraged the distillers to move to British owned Canada.

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    Answer:

    The correct answer is A

    Explanation:

    Albert Gellatin was an american politician who was strongly against the establishment of a excise tax on whiskey and during the Whiskey Rebellion tried to help the angered farmers to put an end to the rebellion. Gellatin did not join the rebellion, however he did criticized the military response of the President George Washington's administration as an overreaction to the situation