7. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 7: Whiskey Rebellion

**Quiz for Document 7.4: Alexander Hamilton, Letter to George Washington (August 5, 1794)**

Quiz for Document 7.4: Alexander Hamilton, Letter to George Washington (August 5, 1794)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. Why does Hamilton emphasize the “disordered” intellects of the man in the first incident he describes, and refer to him as a “maniac”?

To emphasize his depravity in committing such rebellious acts

To demonstrate how cruelly tax collectors were treated by the rebels

To illustrate the inhumanity and irrationality of the rebels who attacked him

To persuade Washington that the rebels were insane and needed compassionate treatment

2. When Hamilton refers to “persons of weight and consideration” who participated in the violence in Pennsylvania, he means that they were

very intelligent and very well fed.

important and highly respected.

very wealthy and thoughtful.

decorated Continental Army veterans.

3. Alexander Hamilton described the rebels’ violent acts so thoroughly in this letter in order to

demonstrate the extent of the threat posed by the rebels.

show that he was not inventing the stories.

convince Washington to provide financial assistance to the victims.

provide information to aid in the identification and punishment of the perpetrators.

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