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The Whiskey Rebellion during George Washington's Administration where farmers, who had begun to use whiskey produced from surplus grain as a medium of exchange and store of value. This action made the whiskey a currency in the government's eyes and then they levied taxes against it at the instigation of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. The farmers protested this new tax using the same principles of "No Taxation without Representation" that were the basis for the American Revolution itself.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoA federal excise was placed on whiskey and many of the corn farmers in Pennsylvania balked at paying it.
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∙ 11y agothe main idea of the whiskey rebellion from the framers point of view was not to pay the tax on whiskey, they thought that it was a absurd tax...
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Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested taxes in the?
whiskey rebellion
What was the main cause of shay's rebellion?
the main cause of shays rebellion was that the uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt became known as shay's rebellion. this was written by michelle read heart the end
What event best illustrates the effect of the new government's excise tax?
I believe it was the Whiskey rebellion
The main Bacon's Rebellion 1767 was the.?
Fighting with the Native Americans
Was Shay' Rebellion considered one of the leading causes in the formation of the United States Constitution?
Yes it was one of the main causes.
Caused rebellion in Pennsylvania?
The federal whiskey tax produced the whiskey rebellion.
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!
What is the main cause of Sam sharp rebellion in 1831?
i think the main cause of sam sharp rebellion in 1831 is when theslaves get freedom
How did Washington react to the Whiskey rebellion?
George Washington did react to the whiskey rebellion by sending many federal soldiers who crushed the rebellion.
What came first XYZ affair or whiskey Rebellion?
Whiskey Rebellion - 1791-1794 Jay's Treaty - November 1794
Why the whiskey rebellion occurred?
The whiskey rebellion happened because George Washington had a national debt and taxed people on the whiskey to pay the debt.
Significance of shays rebellion and whiskey rebellion?
Definition of shays rebellion?
What rebellion was led by the farmers in Massachusetts?
Whiskey rebellion
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.
Who had a whiskey rebellion?
jefferson
What amendment was wrote for the whiskey rebellion?
The 18th amendment caused the Whiskey Rebellion. It was later repealed by the 21st amendment.
What are causes for the whiskey Rebellion?
The whiskey rebellion occurred during 1794 because of a federal tax on distilled spirits.
