whiskey rebellion
whiskey rebellion
Shay's Rebellion.
western Pennsylvania
It is estimated that about one third of colonists protested taxes.
Taxes
Yes, all farmers pay taxes.
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Taxes required of poor farmers
Taxes required of poor farmers -APEX
Because of high taxes, they faced the loss of their farms to foreclosure.
because of high taxes, they faced the loss of their farms to forclosure.
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.