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Because they could make more money turning their wheat into whiskey, but the government needed more food supplies, not alcohol. So the government put a tax on whiskey and farmers lost business.
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A tax on this outraged backcountry farmers?
Whiskey tax
What tax did congress pass that upseted the farmers?
tax on whiskey
What tax outragged backcountry farmers in 1700s?
whiskey :)
How did the tax lead whiskey rebellion?
Farmers who produced small amounts of whiskey for trade argued they could not afford the tax. By 1794 fighting had broken out. Farmers lashed out on the whiskey tax. Protestors refused to pay the tax. Some called themselves the "new sons of Liberty"
How did the whiskey rebellion begin?
Farmers rebelled in what was called the Whiskey Rebellion because whiskey was the thing that generated a high income for the farmers. They were able to ship it off to far places unlike corn. They didn't like paying the tax because the tax was an excise tax, a tax on distribution.
Why did the farmers of the colonies rebell against the whiskey tax in the battle of the whiskey rebellion?
Western farmers opposed the whiskey tax because idk. answer it yourself lol... jk. They opposed it because farmers exchanged whiskey and other items they produced for goods they needed. Congress decided to put a special tax on whiskey and other alcoholic beverages to help reduce the national debt. However, western farmers opposed and protested... :) hope this helppss!
Why was the Whiskey Rebellion bad?
the farmers had to pay tax on whiskey , which was cutting into their profit and thought it was unfair
What led to the whiskey rebelloion?
The Whiskey Rebellion was a rebellion of farmers from Pennsylvania to Georgia. It was in response to the tax put on whiskey. The farmers were upset because they thought the whiskey was an important good. So, they rebelled against the tax. George Washington sent an army down to calm the rebellion.
Did Thomas Jefferson support the Whiskey Tax?
Against. It was unfair to the southern farmers, who transported grain as whiskey.
What did farmers protest in Pennsylvania?
Farmers were protesting a tax on whiskey during President Washington's term in office.
Why Washington did the whiskey rebellion?
because farmers in western Pennsylvania rebelled against the tax
Why did farmers in western Pennsylvania engage in acts known as the whiskey rebellion?
In response to the whiskey tax law passed in 1791.
