suppressed it peacefully with a tremendous show of force.
levied an excise tax on whiskey
The Whiskey Rebellion began in the western part of Pennsylvania in 1794.It ended when President Washington led 13,000 men in a Federal militia to quell the uprising, in October 1794.
Pennsylvania
What was unfair about the whiskey rebellion was that the western farmers from Pennsylvania were taxed on whiskey but the other farmers were not!
The Whiskey Rebellion was an uprising during George Washington's presidency that occurred in southwestern Pennsylvania. In order to pay for the national debt, the government decided to tax whiskey. This infuriated citizens, especially farmers and settlers in western Pennsylvania (for it was a staple beverage) and throughout the states, federal tax collectors were harassed by "Whiskey Boys". By 1794, tensions reached an all time high, and civil protests soon became an armed rebellion. George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, remembering Shays' Rebellion from a few years previous, decided this would be the perfect time for the federal government to flex their muscle. Washington, Hamilton, and Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee assembled a force at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and marched to western Pennsylvania where the rebels were no where to be found. They were soon rounded up and imprisoned, where one died, and two were convicted of treason and sentenced to death by hanging.
Washington was able to stop the rebellion with troops. This was not the case during Shay's Rebellion. The stopping of the rebellion showed the people that the army was strong and the new government could enforce laws.
happened in southwestern Pennsylvania in 1794
The federal whiskey tax produced the whiskey rebellion.
The Whiskey Rebellion began in the western part of Pennsylvania in 1794.It ended when President Washington led 13,000 men in a Federal militia to quell the uprising, in October 1794.
whiskey
Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania
What was unfair about the whiskey rebellion was that the western farmers from Pennsylvania were taxed on whiskey but the other farmers were not!
To tax whiskey
He used the authority of the federal government to put down the rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was an uprising during George Washington's presidency that occurred in southwestern Pennsylvania. In order to pay for the national debt, the government decided to tax whiskey. This infuriated citizens, especially farmers and settlers in western Pennsylvania (for it was a staple beverage) and throughout the states, federal tax collectors were harassed by "Whiskey Boys". By 1794, tensions reached an all time high, and civil protests soon became an armed rebellion. George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, remembering Shays' Rebellion from a few years previous, decided this would be the perfect time for the federal government to flex their muscle. Washington, Hamilton, and Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee assembled a force at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and marched to western Pennsylvania where the rebels were no where to be found. They were soon rounded up and imprisoned, where one died, and two were convicted of treason and sentenced to death by hanging.
Whiskey Rebellion
Washington was able to stop the rebellion with troops. This was not the case during Shay's Rebellion. The stopping of the rebellion showed the people that the army was strong and the new government could enforce laws.