I believe its B as 'progressive' means <span>favoring or advocating </span>progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters:<span>
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Answer: Sherman tried to demoralize the South by targeting economic support structures that enabled the war to continue. He wanted to destroy the South's will to fight but maintained he would support the South when it laid down its arms; a claim validated by his actions after the war.
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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.
