The correct answer is "passage of a new excise tax."
This tax passed on whiskey in 1791, caused significant uproar from the American citizens. One of the reasons why it caused an uproar was because taxes put on the American people by a strong central government was the initial reason the US declared their independence from Great Britain. Americans were scared that this would be the beginning of another out of touch federal government that would force taxes on their citizens. To show their disapproval of this tax, citizens rebelled by using violence and intimidation tactics to scare tax collectors.
In the text "The Last Americans: Environmental Collapse and the End of Civilization" the author analyzes the ruin of civilizations due to environmental problems.
<h3 /><h3>What is the purpose of related texts?</h3>
It is to analyze a historical period of society and identify the impacts of environmental problems on ancient civilizations, creating a sense of awareness and call to action to overcome problems that can lead to negative impacts on people's lives in today's society.
Therefore, through the texts related to the issue, the authors seek to explain how the exploration of natural resources can generate irreversible social problems, as occurred in a past period.
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<span>Promote trade by reducing tariffs or trade quotas</span>
A lot of people were depressed because a lot of young boys died and there were a lot of parents who lost their boy(s). Plus, there were a lot of girls who didn't have a spouse so that kind of or alomst threw off the balance of humanity.