- Whiskey Rebellion
- uprising in 1794 by farmers in western Pennsylvania to protest the federal excise tax on liquor that was established in 1791 (U.S. History)
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Whiskey Rebellion — The Whiskey Rebellion, less commonly known as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a popular uprising that had its beginnings in 1791 and culminated in an insurrection in 1794 in the locality of Washington, Pennsylvania, in the Monongahela Valley. The… … Wikipedia
Whiskey-Rebellion — Washington führt seine Truppen nach Pennsylvania (ca. 1795) Als Whiskey Rebellion bezeichnet man den Aufstand der Siedler im Tal des Monongahela River im Westen Pennsylvanias von 1794, die gegen eine Steuer auf Alkohol und alkoholische Getränke… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Whiskey Rebellion — U.S. Hist. a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government. * * * (1794) American… … Universalium
Whiskey Rebellion — U.S. Hist. a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government … Useful english dictionary
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Fries's Rebellion — John Fries s Rebellion, also called the House Tax Rebellion and the Home Tax Rebellion, was an armed tax revolt among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers between 1799 and 1800. Fries s Rebellion was the third of three tax related rebellions in the 18th… … Wikipedia
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