what are some of the names of the people who were leading this rebellion?
Major James McFarlane
Whiskey Rebellion
ltimately under the command of American Revolutionary war veteran Major James McFarlane. 
what was the cause of the whiskey rebellion "whiskey tax" what is this rebellion all about? It was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington
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Whiskey Rebellion [SEP] Introduction
The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency 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. Beer was difficult to transport and spoiled more easily than rum and whiskey. Rum distillation in the United States had been disrupted during the American War of Independence, and, for factors described below, whiskey distribution and consumption increased after the Revolutionary War (aggregate production had not surpassed rum by 1791).