Whiskey Rebellion

The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a tax protest in the beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794.

The so-called “whiskey tax” was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed .

It was intended to generate revenue for the debt incurred during the .

Many of the resisters were veterans who believed that they were fighting for the principles of the Revolution.

Protesters used violence and intimidation to prevent officials from collecting the tax.

himself rode at the head of an to suppress the insurgency, with 13,000 militiamen provided by governors of , Maryland, , and Pennsylvania.

The events contributed to the formation of parties in the , a process already under way.

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