So what was the Whiskey Rebellion? And how did the whiskey tax put such a strain on the United States? In 1791, the fledgling United States was in huge amounts of debt, owing to the Revolutionary ...

A tax and a rebellion A rebellion ensued as ... as the birthplace of rye whiskey and home of the 1790s Whiskey Rebellion,” said Meredith Meyer Grelli, founder and chair of the Whiskey Rebellion ...

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In July of 1794, a force of disaffected whiskey rebels attacked and destroyed the home of a tax inspector. The rebellion grew in numbers, if not in actions, and threatened to spread to other states.

In July of 1794, a force of disaffected whiskey rebels attacked and destroyed the home of a tax inspector. The rebellion grew in numbers, if not in actions, and threatened to spread to other states.