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Why did farmers in western Pennsylvania engage in acts known as the whiskey rebellion?
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∙ 12y ago
In response to the whiskey tax law passed in 1791.
Marcus Rivera
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∙ 9y agoThe Whisky Rebellion occurred in 1791 when farmers refused to pay an excise tax that Congress had placed on all distilled spirits (whisky being by far the most popular.)
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∙ 12y agoAnonymous
Farmers refused to pay an excise tax that Congress had placed on whiskey.
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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!
Who started the whiskey rebellion?
Farmers in western Pennsylvania started it.
What was the armed protest of western Pennsylvania farmers in 1794 called?
the Whiskey Rebellion
What was it called when President Washington sent troops to western Pennsylvania to crush protest by farmers?
The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794.
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.
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!
Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested taxes in the?
whiskey rebellion
Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested taxes in?
whiskey rebellion
Who started the whiskey rebellion?
Farmers in western Pennsylvania started it.
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.
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.
What occurred from 1792-1794 when farmers in Western Pennsylvania protested government policies that they felt threatened their livelihoods?
Whiskey Rebellion
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
What caused farmers in western Pennsylvania to revolt during the whiskey rebellion?
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.
What broke out in 1792 when farmers attacked tax collectors in western Pennsylvania?
The Whiskey Rebellion broke out in 1792 when farmers attacked tax collectors in western Pennsylvania. Farmers who used their leftover grain and corn in the form of whiskey as a medium of exchange were forced to pay a new tax. Throughout counties in Western Pennsylvania, protesters used violence and intimidation to prevent federal officials from collecting the tax.
