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Why Did George Washington March an Army Against Whiskey Farmers? - George Washington, Military Force, and the Whiskey Tax Revolt | Sleepy Facts About History
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In 1794, a federal tax inspector had his home burned to the ground for collecting a whiskey excise in western Pennsylvania. Within months, the President of the United States led an army larger than any he had commanded during the Revolutionary War to march against his own countrymen. This episode explores the Whiskey Rebellion, a conflict that tested whether the new American republic could enforce its own laws.
The story begins with the material realities of the frontier. For farmers west…
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