Whiskey Rebellion

noun

, U.S. History.

1. a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government.

Example Sentences

In Pennsylvania this law produced the whiskey rebellion which required military force to restore order.

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He had fought in the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania and then entered the army.

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In 1794 Jefferson very nearly sympathized with the Whiskey Rebellion.

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In 1794 there was what was known as the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania.

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