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It was a tax on distilled liquor (and carriages), formulated so that smaller distillers ended up paying more than larger distillers, which led to the Whiskey Rebellion.

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The tax passed in 1791 to help pay the federal debt was called the Hamilton Tariff. It was part of Alexander Hamilton's financial program and aimed to generate revenue for the government by taxing imported goods. The tax was controversial and led to the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.

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