any reason why was this tax implemented?
It was intended to generate revenue for the war debt incurred during the Revolutionary War
Whiskey Rebellion
The "whiskey tax" became law in 1791, and was intended to generate revenue for the war debt incurred during the Revolutionary War. T
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 what are some of the names of the people who were leading this rebellion? Major James McFarlane
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Whiskey Rebellion [SEP] Introduction
The "whiskey tax" became law in 1791, and was intended to generate revenue for the war debt incurred during the Revolutionary War. The tax applied to all distilled spirits, but consumption of American whiskey was rapidly expanding in the late 18th century, so the excise became widely known as a "whiskey tax". Farmers of the western frontier were accustomed to distilling their surplus rye, barley, wheat, corn, or fermented grain mixtures to make whiskey. These farmers resisted the tax. In these regions, whiskey often served as a medium of exchange. Many of the resisters were war veterans who believed that they were fighting for the principles of the American Revolution, in particular against taxation without local representation, while the federal government maintained that the taxes were the legal expression of Congressional taxation powers.