When George Washington became president, new taxes were created. America was a fairly tax-aphobic country at the time. Farmers in Central Pennsylvania to Pittsburg grew corn. It was expensive to transport corn: it grew moldy or was crushed. Instead, the farmers began making whiskey from their large corn crops to save money. However, once the presidency began, tax was passed on whiskey, which meant it wasn't much better to make whiskey than corn. The farmers near Pittsburg were upset by this an rebeled. They ran to Pittsburg, burned some buildings and had a good old time tarring and feathering a tax collecter. Washington responded quickly: he dispatched a few troops toward Pittsburg. As soon as they heard he was coming, the rebels fled. Alexander Hamilton wanted to punish the rebels more heavily, even execute some, but Washington refused saying they had displayed their strength and now it was time to show they could have mercy.
What was unfair about the whiskey rebellion was that the western farmers from Pennsylvania were taxed on whiskey but the other farmers were not!
George Washington did react to the whiskey rebellion by sending many federal soldiers who crushed the rebellion.
Whiskey Rebellion - 1791-1794 Jay's Treaty - November 1794
Definition of shays 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.
The federal whiskey tax produced 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!
George Washington did react to the whiskey rebellion by sending many federal soldiers who crushed the rebellion.
Whiskey Rebellion - 1791-1794 Jay's Treaty - November 1794
The whiskey rebellion happened because George Washington had a national debt and taxed people on the whiskey to pay the debt.
Definition of shays rebellion?
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.
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The 18th amendment caused the Whiskey Rebellion. It was later repealed by the 21st amendment.
The whiskey rebellion occurred during 1794 because of a federal tax on distilled spirits.
The Whiskey Rebellion. Americans were very angry about a tax on American made Whiskey.