Whiskey Rebellion

The Whiskey Rebellion was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. The "whiskey tax" became law in 1791, and was intended to generate revenue to pay the war debt incurred during the American Revolutionary War. Farmers of the western frontier were accustomed to distilling their surplus rye, barley, wheat, corn, or fermented grain mixtures to make whiskey. These farmers resisted the tax.

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Kemmelmeyer-Reviewing

WhiskeyRebellion

Washington Reviewing the Western Army at Fort Cumberland, Maryland - MET 63.201.2

An Exciseman, carrying off two kegs of Whiskey, is pursued by two farmers, intending to tar and feather him

An Exciseman

Musician, United States Army, 1796, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, print (MET, Burdick 218, N224.19)

Tarring & Feathering An Excise Officer (cropped)

Letter from Alexander Hamilton, concerning the public conduct and character of John Adams, Esq., President of the United States - DPLA - c780c188f376299b4725267460e3061b (page 50)

Famous Whiskey Insurrection in Pennsylvania

Tarring & Feathering An Excise Officer, an engraving by John Rogers

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Kemmelmeyer-Reviewing		Commons
commons	image		WhiskeyRebellion		Commons
commons	image		Washington Reviewing the Western Army at Fort Cumberland, Maryland - MET 63.201.2		Commons
commons	image		An Exciseman, carrying off two kegs of Whiskey, is pursued by two farmers, intending to tar and feather him		Commons
commons	image		An Exciseman		Commons
commons	image		Musician, United States Army, 1796, from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, print (MET, Burdick 218, N224.19)		Commons
commons	image		Tarring & Feathering An Excise Officer (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Letter from Alexander Hamilton, concerning the public conduct and character of John Adams, Esq., President of the United States - DPLA - c780c188f376299b4725267460e3061b (page 50)		Commons
commons	image		Famous Whiskey Insurrection in Pennsylvania		Commons
commons	image		Tarring & Feathering An Excise Officer, an engraving by John Rogers		Commons