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What caused the farmers in western Pennsylvania to revolt during the Whishey Rebellion?
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The United States government put tax on selling wheat.
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Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested taxes in the?
whiskey rebellion
Who started the whiskey rebellion?
Farmers in western Pennsylvania started it.
Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested taxes in?
whiskey rebellion
What was unfair about the whiskey rebellion?
What was unfair about the whiskey rebellion was that the western farmers from Pennsylvania were taxed on whiskey but the other farmers were not!
What was the armed protest of western Pennsylvania farmers in 1794 called?
the Whiskey Rebellion
Why Washington did the whiskey rebellion?
because farmers in western Pennsylvania rebelled against the tax
What was it called when President Washington sent troops to western Pennsylvania to crush protest by farmers?
The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794.
What occurred from 1792-1794 when farmers in Western Pennsylvania protested government policies that they felt threatened their livelihoods?
Whiskey Rebellion
What broke out in 1792 when farmers attacked tax collectors in western Pennsylvania?
The Whiskey Rebellion broke out in 1792 when farmers in western Pennsylvania rose up against the tax on whiskey imposed by the federal government. The farmers felt unfairly burdened by the tax and saw it as a threat to their livelihood. The rebellion was eventually put down by federal troops sent by President George Washington.
What did Washington do when farmers in western Pennsylvania challenged the authority of new federal government by the action known as the whiskey rebellion?
He used the authority of the federal government to put down the rebellion
Why is Washington so surprised that the uprising came from the Pennsylvania farmers?
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Location of 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.
