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In 1790, the U.S. government was in deep debt after the Revolution. In an attempt to establish itself, as well as to repay some of the massive debt, government passed an excise tax on all distilled spirits (whiskey). The tax was proposed by Secretary of Treasury ALexander Hamilton.

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