Balance of power between the federal and state governments
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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.
The union attempted to blockade other southern states. By doing this the union thought they could cause the economy of the confederate states to collapse
