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it was not the whiskey tax, i was the tea tax (stamp act)
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.
The whiskey boys hurt the tax collectors all the time.
Whiskey tax
The purpose of the whiskey tax was to help pay off debts to other country's after the war.
The tax bill was passed in 1791. The actual rebellion was in 1794.
The purpose of the whiskey tax was to help pay off debts to other country's after the war.
tax on whiskey
the stamp act resulted in the introduction of colonial boycoots of british inportant good which led to the event to a repealing of the tax by britsh
The federal whiskey tax produced the 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"
it was caused by the whiskey tax