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Whiskey Rebellion

Allegany Museum 3 Pershing Street, Cumberland, MD, United States

The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against in the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. The so-called “whiskey tax” became law in 1791. The tax applied to all distilled spirits, but whiskey was by far the country’s most popular distilled beverage in the 18th century, so the excise […]

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