Whiskey Rebellion

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The Whiskey Rebellion was a 1790s uprising of frontier farmers in western Pennsylvania protesting a federal excise tax on distilled spirits, which tested and ultimately affirmed the authority of the new U.S. government under President George Washington.

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Whiskey Rebellion canonical 24

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed uprising ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
tax revolt ⓘ
commanderOpposingForce George Washington ⓘ
Henry Lee III ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
endTime 1794 ⓘ
followedBy Fries's Rebellion ⓘ
governmentResponse mobilization of about 13,000 militiamen ⓘ
presidential proclamation ordering insurgents to disperse ⓘ
use of federalized state militias ⓘ
hasCause economic hardship of frontier farmers ⓘ
federal excise tax on distilled spirits ⓘ
perceived unfairness toward small whiskey producers ⓘ
hasEffect affirmation of federal authority under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
demonstration of power of the new national government ⓘ
political backlash aiding Democratic-Republicans ⓘ
precedent for federal use of militia to enforce law ⓘ
strengthening of federal tax enforcement ⓘ
headOfGovernmentDuringEvent George Washington ⓘ
headOfStateDuringEvent George Washington ⓘ
leader David Bradford ⓘ
James McFarlane ⓘ
legalBasis Militia Act of 1792 ⓘ
location Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Allegheny County

Fayette County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Washington County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Western Pennsylvania ⓘ
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
mainSubject whiskey excise tax ⓘ
opposedBy frontier farmers ⓘ
small-scale distillers ⓘ
pardonGrantedBy George Washington ⓘ
participant Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
Henry Lee III ⓘ
Pennsylvania militia ⓘ
frontier farmers in western Pennsylvania ⓘ
partOf early history of the United States under the Constitution ⓘ
presidency of George Washington ⓘ
result few leaders prosecuted and later pardoned ⓘ
rebellion collapsed without major battle ⓘ
significance early challenge to federal taxation policy ⓘ
first major test of federal authority under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
significantEvent attack on the home of tax inspector John Neville ⓘ
burning of Bower Hill ⓘ
federal militia march into western Pennsylvania ⓘ
gathering at Braddock's Field ⓘ
startTime 1791 ⓘ
supportedBy federal government of the United States ⓘ
taxOn distilled spirits ⓘ
whiskey ⓘ
taxType excise tax ⓘ

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Early Republic of the United States → hasPart → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
Washington administration → faced → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
Washington administration → suppressed → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
Meriwether Lewis → participantIn → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
First Party System → relatedEvent → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
presidency of George Washington → conflict → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
City of Washington, Pennsylvania → roleIn → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee → conflict → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
Washington, Pennsylvania → hasHistoricEvent → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
Hugh Henry Brackenridge → participantIn → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
burning of Bower Hill → partOf → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
burning of Bower Hill → conflict → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
David Bradford → knownFor → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
David Bradford → participatedIn → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
David Bradford → movement → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
James McFarlane → movement → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
James McFarlane → conflict → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
David Bradford House → significantEvent → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
Bradford House Museum → heritageTheme → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
Whiskey Rebellion Festival → commemorates → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
History of Pennsylvania → includesEvent → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
William Findley → wroteAbout → Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ