The Whiskey Rebellion.

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The Whiskey Rebellion

March 1791 – Liquor Excise Tax Congress passed an excise tax on domestically distilled spirits (liquor) system of local inspectors and collectors

Western Frontier Region Angered Tax angers frontier region where liquor was often for personal use, not for sale Also, other farmers it was their main source of income

A tax collector is tarred and feathered during the Whiskey Rebellion Rebellion - July 1794 Unsuccessfully petition against the excise tax, Beat up Federal Marshalls, burned homes of tax collectors, harassed citizens sympathetic to the gov. Threatened to secede from the Union A tax collector is tarred and feathered during the Whiskey Rebellion

What Should be done? And who has the power to do it?

Flag used in some protests of the Whiskey Rebellion August 2, 1794 Supreme Court rules that circumstances in W. PA cannot be controlled by civil authorities and warrant a military response. GW calls for a militia Flag used in some protests of the Whiskey Rebellion

August 7, 1794 Militia in PA, NJ, MD, and VA to assemble a force of nearly 13,000 men G.W. offers amnesty to all insurgents who "disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes" by September 1.

September 25, 1794 Washington issues a proclamation ordering the militia to march against the insurgents As troops hike the region, rebels scatter No loss of life, rebellion is squashed.