Paying an excise tax on distilled liquor they produced and sold.
A federal Excise tax on whiskey
The Whiskey Rebellion was a rebellion of farmers from Pennsylvania to Georgia. It was in response to the tax put on whiskey. The farmers were upset because they thought the whiskey was an important good. So, they rebelled against the tax. George Washington sent an army down to calm the rebellion.
The Whiskey Rebellion, which occurred mostly in Western Pennsylvania, began in 1791 and lasted until 1794. It was also known as the Whiskey Insurrection.
The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest in the United States against a tax that was levied against whiskey. The purpose of the tax was to pay for debt that had accumulated during the American War of Independence.
Simple. The chief crop was corn. It was difficult to transport anything by wagon over the Indian footpaths along mountain ridges. It was cheapest to make whiskey from corn and more profitable to transport it over the mountains to the east. Whiskey stills were prominent businesses, just as important as the blacksmith, saddler, and undertaker. When the government wanted to tax whiskey, it would have deeply cut into farmers' profits. The Whiskey Rebellion was a major fight against taxation.
Daniel shay started the whiskey rebellion in which he stirred up farmers and peasents against the government because of the tax on whiskey.
because farmers in western Pennsylvania rebelled against the tax
The Whiskey Rebellion was a rebellion of farmers from Pennsylvania to Georgia. It was in response to the tax put on whiskey. The farmers were upset because they thought the whiskey was an important good. So, they rebelled against the tax. George Washington sent an army down to calm the rebellion.
The Whiskey Rebellion, which occurred mostly in Western Pennsylvania, began in 1791 and lasted until 1794. It was also known as the Whiskey Insurrection.
To tax whiskey
The tax bill was passed in 1791. The actual rebellion was in 1794.
The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest in the United States against a tax that was levied against whiskey. The purpose of the tax was to pay for debt that had accumulated during the American War of Independence.
Simple. The chief crop was corn. It was difficult to transport anything by wagon over the Indian footpaths along mountain ridges. It was cheapest to make whiskey from corn and more profitable to transport it over the mountains to the east. Whiskey stills were prominent businesses, just as important as the blacksmith, saddler, and undertaker. When the government wanted to tax whiskey, it would have deeply cut into farmers' profits. The Whiskey Rebellion was a major fight against taxation.
Daniel shay started the whiskey rebellion in which he stirred up farmers and peasents against the government because of the tax on whiskey.
The Whiskey Rebellion was led by farmers who did not want to pay additional tax on whiskey they made from leftover crops. It was aimed at the U.S. government, in particular secretary of treasury Alexander Hamilton, against what the farmers thought was unfair taxation.
The Whiskey Rebellion
Washington was 62 years old when he led the troops against this rebellion.
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