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6. How did residents of western Pennsylvania first oppose the Whiskey Act |
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Answer» TheWhiskey Rebellion(also known as theWhiskey Insurrection) was atax protestin the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during thepresidency of George Washington, ultimately under the command of American Revolutionary war veteran Major James McFarlane. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. It became law in 1791, and was intended to generate revenue for the war debt incurred during the Revolutionary War. The tax applied to all distilled spirits, butAmerican whiskeywas by far the country's most popular distilled beverage in the 18th century, so the excise became widely known as a "whiskey tax". |
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