the whiskey rebellion (or how this lead to this)
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The Whiskey Rebellion (Or How This Lead to This)
The Story: In 1791, _______________ the Secretary of the Treasury proposed a tax on
whiskey production. _____________ In Western Pennsylvania were against the tax because: 1 –
They rarely had _______ to pay the tax. And 2 – They often had to turn a large portion of their
______ Into _________ to avoid it spoiling when they sent it over the ______________ to the population centers in the east. Resistance to the tax usually took the form of non-payment, but
the tax collectors in each county also faced torture and tar and feathering. Because of the violence and
refusal by the ______________ to pay the tax, ___________________ decided, as
the enforcer of laws, that he had to act. He personally called or 13,000 ________________
and lead them into __________________. This show of force convinced the
__________________ to lay down their arms and obey the law. So, you tell me – what was the
Importance of the rebellion and how did ___________ and Washington’s decision
lead to the country you know today?________________________________________________
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