Whisky Rebellion

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An insurrection that broke out in the early 1790s in western Pennsylvania. Hundreds of residents took arms against federal officials charged with collecting a tax on liquor distilled at home. Federal troops then put the rebellion down. Occurring only a few years after the adoption of the Constitution, the Whisky Rebellion was an important test of the power of the new federal government to enforce its laws.

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How to use Whisky Rebellion in a sentence

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The Speyside distillery is famous for taking only the finest cut of spirit for its whisky.
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But it really summed up to me what the brand represents and, also, what whisky can do.
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You will find a site that matures close to 200,000 casks of whisky.
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That was a great place for a whisky lover to be behind the bar.
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For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
There'll be heaps uh fun in the Cypress Hills country when they get t' runnin' the whisky-jacks out.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
So far as the right or wrong of having contraband whisky was concerned, I don't think any one gave it a second thought.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Primo de Rivera, who believed the rebellion to be fast on the wane, shipped back to Spain 7,000 troops.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The rebellion spread to their district, and many of the natives on and about the estate were eager to join in the movement.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman