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Alexander Hamilton placed a tax on alcohol APEX

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The Whiskey Rebellion was a citizen revolt against a 1791 tax on whiskey. The reaction to the 1794 uprising in Pennsylvania demonstrated the determination of the US to enforce Federal laws. The militias of several states, under the personal command of President George Washington, were used to end the insurrection.

The tax on whiskey was bitterly and fiercely opposed by the settlers on the frontier from the day it was passed. Western farmers considered it to be both unfair and discriminatory, since they had traditionally converted their excess grain into liquor. Since the nature of the tax affected those who sold the whiskey, it directly affected many farmers. Many protest meetings were held, and a situation arose which was reminiscent of the opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765, before the American Revolution. Several groups were formed in opposition to the tax, and refused to pay it. Eventually the coercion of officials and private citizens prompted Washington to use military action.

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Washington's strong response to the Whiskey rebellion showed that the federal government was in charge , could and would enforce the laws passed by Congress, including the unpopular whiskey tax. The rapid put-down of the rebellion gained the presidency new respect and made similar rebellion more unlikely.

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He saw it as a test of the new administration's ability to govern.

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George Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion was to send peace commissioners to negotiate terms with the ones who were rebelling. He also sent militia in case it was necessary, but it turned out that they were not needed. This action by Washington showed the nation that the government had the ability to suppress insurrection. This finally lead to the formation of political parties.

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They both had similar meanings to rebel. They both were because of ridiculous taxes.

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western Pennsylvania

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Both were conducted by famers whom were anti-taxes.

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happened in southwestern Pennsylvania in 1794

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It is the fight over the use of US Public Lands with different groups seeking special rights and access. Ranchers want grazing, miners want access, conservation people want wilderness, Campers want roads, Archeologists want everyone kept out but themselves, loggers want roads but not for campers to use. It is an unresolved and often heated struggle.

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The Whiskey Rebellion 1794 was an uprising in the Pennsylvania counties West of the Alleghenies, caused by Alexander Hamilton 's excise tax of 1791. The settlers, mainly Scotch-Irish, for whom whiskey was an important economic commodity, resented the tax as discriminatory and detrimental to their liberty and economic welfare. There were many public protests, and rioting broke out in 1794 against the central government's efforts to enforce the law. Troops called out by President Washington quelled the rioting, and resistance evaporated. Nevertheless Hamilton sought to make an example of the settlers and illustrate the newly created government's power to enforce its law; many were arrested. President Washington pardoned the two rebels who were convicted of treason. The tax was repealed in 1802.

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He entered Morthouse college at 15 years old.
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he sent federal troops into western pennsylvania to deal with the whiskey rebellion. the significance of this action was that it showed the strength of the federal government under the constitution.

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The Whiskey Rebellion occured in Pennsylvania, during George Washington's second term as President of the United States. The Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton had declared a tax on liquor made from the wheat and barley that the Pennsylvania farmers grew. The farmers protested, became rebels and overcame small groups of federal troops. They closed the courts and began a march to Pittsburg. President Washington knew he could not let this small band of rebels continue. He dressed in his military uniform and led a group of heavily armed militiamen to quickly put down the revolt. The president declared the only way to change federal law was at the ballot box.

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Pugachev's rebellion last from 1774-1775 He urged serfs to revolt, and they did, killing their landowners. It was significant because it was the most famous rebellion of the peasants and Catherine began to see what her favoring of the nobility did to the peasants of Russia.

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The 1791 federal excise tax placed on the production of whiskey in order to pay off national debt led to the Whiskey Rebellion.

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The result of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 was that after Washington and Hamilton marched to western Pennsylvania the revolt collapsed because they were too afraid of an army 15,000 strong attacking them. 20 of the men were arrested but later all except for two were abdicated. The other two were hung sadly. This then let the American people trust that the government could stop an outbreak like this and that they were much stronger that the previous government under the Articles of Confederation. The tax was collected but without much success since it was difficult to do.

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The entire Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments) was drafted by James Madison but was taken in large part from the ideas of George Mason.

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-1850-1864 -Led by Hong Xiuquan -20-30 million killed from warfare and starvation -ended by Qing Army with help from the French and British

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George Washington ended it by sending up to 12000 -13000 militias from several states to stop the crowd of rebels. Couple of men were arrested, but George Washington pardoned all of them. He just wanted to prove that the central/national government had power and the ability to stop any rebellion.