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12/16/2013 1 Whiskey Rebellion Uprising About Taxes Whiskey tax receipt, 1794 • Made from excess corn, whiskey was very important to western economy • Grain that had been distilled into whiskey was made a lot of profit • Whiskey was a form of currency in the west to trade for what they needed Alcohol in Western Society Whiskey Production Large scale business • Paid tax annually – 6¢ per gallon • Passed cost on to consumer Small scale personal • Couldn’t pay annually – 9¢ per gallon • Didn’t sell it, couldn’t pass cost on to consumer
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Whiskey Rebellion
Uprising About Taxes
Whiskey tax receipt, 1794
• Made from excess corn, whiskey was very important to western economy
• Grain that had been distilled into whiskey was made a lot of profit
• Whiskey was a form of currency in the west to trade for what they needed
Alcohol in Western Society Whiskey ProductionLarge scale business
• Paid tax annually– 6¢ per gallon
• Passed cost on to consumer
Small scale personal
• Couldn’t pay annually– 9¢ per gallon
• Didn’t sell it, couldn’t pass cost on to consumer
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Rebellion LocationRebellion in the western part of the state Washington reviews the troops
Carlisle, Pennsylvania September 1794
Governor Henry Lee (VA)commander of the federalized militia
End of Rebellion
