November 17, 2005
History 110
Textbook Mid-Term
Part I: D-
The Whiskey Rebellion was a series of violent upheavals led by farmers; in
resistance against the excise tax on whiskey. The tax on whiskey was sponsored by the secretary of the treasure Alexander Hamilton. And this new tax greatly impacted the area of Western Pennsylvania because this was the chief whiskey producing regions of the country. This new tax outraged many farmers in this area since a large majority of the grain farmers were also distillers of whiskey. These grain farmers depended on whiskey for almost all there income so this tax was a huge burden on their economic well-being. These farmers took the law into there own hands and began protesting by tarring and feathering of federal revenue officials. Federal authorities began to realize something had to be done to stop these violent farmers. So as a result warrants were issued for the arrest of a large number of distillers who were avoiding the tax.......
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