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It was a federal excise tax ,passed in 1791, on whiskey distillers where small distillers paid per gallon while the large distillers paid a flat rate.

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The 1791 federal excise tax placed on the production of whiskey in order to pay off national debt led to the Whiskey Rebellion.

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Caused rebellion in Pennsylvania?

The federal whiskey tax produced the whiskey rebellion.


How did the whiskey rebellion reflect a continuing edorsemt of revolutionary principles?

it was caused by the whiskey tax


What tax caused a rebellion during Washington's presidency?

Whiskey


What year was the whiskey rebellion against excise tax on whiskey?

The tax bill was passed in 1791. The actual rebellion was in 1794.


Who caused rebellion in Pennsylvania?

whiskey


What are causes for the whiskey Rebellion?

The whiskey rebellion occurred during 1794 because of a federal tax on distilled spirits.


What rebellion broke out in 1794 in pennsylvaina?

The Whiskey Rebellion. Americans were very angry about a tax on American made Whiskey.


What led to the whiskey rebelloion?

The Whiskey Rebellion was a rebellion of farmers from Pennsylvania to Georgia. It was in response to the tax put on whiskey. The farmers were upset because they thought the whiskey was an important good. So, they rebelled against the tax. George Washington sent an army down to calm the rebellion.


What amendment was wrote for the whiskey rebellion?

The 18th amendment caused the Whiskey Rebellion. It was later repealed by the 21st amendment.


Washington sent troops to stop this protest of a whiskey tax?

I believe that the answer is The Whiskey Rebellion


How did the whiskey rebellion begin?

Farmers rebelled in what was called the Whiskey Rebellion because whiskey was the thing that generated a high income for the farmers. They were able to ship it off to far places unlike corn. They didn't like paying the tax because the tax was an excise tax, a tax on distribution.


Why was the Whiskey Rebellion bad?

the farmers had to pay tax on whiskey , which was cutting into their profit and thought it was unfair