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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Chapter 35 American Whiskey, Fifty Foods That Changed The Course of History by Bill Price

Book: Fifty Foods That Changed The Course of History
Author: Bill Price
ISBN: 978-1-77085-427-7

Chapter 35: American Whiskey

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Answer Key

1. Fighting stop in the American Revolution in Yorktown, October 19, 1781.
2. The Declaration of Independence was signed July 4, 1776.
3. 5 years passed from the Declaration of Independence being signed to the British surrendering at Yorktown.
4. Peace negotiations concluded in the American Revolution in 1783.
5. In 1783 the British signed the peace agreement that formally recognized the United States of America as a country.
6. A President originally served for 2 years.
7. A President can only serve 2 terms.
8. Yes, George Washington started a distilling whiskey business venture.
9. The Whiskey Act was the first levied tax on American citizens.
10. Braddock's Field is in western Pennsylvania.
11. There were 6,000 men at Braddock's Field.
12. Washington led 13,000 men to combat the protest/rebellion at Braddock's Field.
13. The rebellion is called the Whiskey Rebellion.
14. The Temperance Movement was a group lobbying the federal government to stop the sale of alcohol in public places.  The group achieved its aim and succeeded despite widespread opposition.
15. Al Capone made in 1925 from Prohibition $100 million.
16. The Eighteenth Amendment had the Prohibition of Alcohol and the Volstead Act.
17. The Twenty-First Amendment returned alcohol production.
18. The Prohibition era lasted 13 years in America.
19. Moore County, Tennessee produces a famous whiskey and it is a dry county.
20. Lynchburg is the city in Moore County, Tennessee that produces a famous whiskey.
21. Jack Daniel's distillery is the famous distillery in Moore County, Tennessee.

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