What is the whisky rebellion?

Answer 1

The Whiskey Rebellion in the US was when George Washington had put a tax on Whiskey. The farmers did not like the idea of being taxed for whiskey. Therefore they dipped the tax collectors in tar and refused to pay taxes on Whiskey. George Washington sent a government enforcement to go make them pay the tax on the whiskey.

Answer 2

In Pennsylvania, the State House of Representatives, led by representatives of Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington and Fayette counties, passed a resolution renouncing the excise as did other states. Despite the efforts to block the bill, it passed on January 27, 1791 by a vote of 35 to 21 in the United States House of Representatives. It then passed the Senate and became law in March, 1791. Thus the beginning of the "Whiskey Rebellion" began and it ended in 1794. The new tax was first protested under the leadership of moderate men, including Hugh Henry Brackenridge of Pittsburgh and Albert Gallatin of Fayette County. The most noted radical for the rebellion was David Bradford. He staged incendiary meetings, to which they summoned the local militia, terrorized conservatives in Pittsburgh, threatened federal revenue officers with death, and called for rebellion. An incident occurred on September 6, 1791,

when Robert Johnson, one of the first excise tax collectors for Washington and Allegheny counties, was walking near Pigeon Creek in Washington County. He was attacked by a gang of sixteen men. According to his story, they were dressed in women's clothing, but he recognized several of them, including John, Daniel and David Hamilton. Johnson was tarred and feathered.

Because of increasing hostilities, another conference was called at Pittsburgh on August 21, 1792. In addition to David Bradford, James Marshall, and Edward Cook, three of the leaders of the first Pittsburgh conference, a number of other prominent men appeared. Among them were John Canon, Benjamin Parkinson

and John Hamilton, all of Washington County, and Albert Gallatin and John Smilie of Fayette County. The insurrectionists leader was John Holcroft. There are others involved written about on the link I am attaching.

Answer 3

Irishmen in New York City