Why is the wiskey rebellion important?

Answer 1

The whiskey rebellion occurred twice in early US history. The first occurrence was a tax that Britain used to charge the colonies for Alcoholic Beverages. The second time the whiskey rebellion occurred before prohibition was when the new colonies began charging a luxury tax to distilled spirits to pay for the revolutionary war.

Answer 2

The whiskey rebellion was a rebellion on taxes on whiskey. People were tired of taxes on corn , so they made whiskey to cover up the corn taxes

Answer 3

It showed the effectiveness of the American government under the U.S. Constitution for the first time.