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Why did the Whiskey Rebellion occur in western Pennsylvania in 1794?
A.
Farmers refused to pay an excise tax that Congress had placed on whiskey.
B.
Farmers were angry because the price of whiskey had fallen, and they were earning less money.
C.
Farmers were protesting the prohibition of the sale of alcohol.
D.
Farmers were protesting a protective tariff that had been imposed on imported whiskey.
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A. Farmers refused to pay an excise tax that Congress had placed on whiskey.
The 1791 federal excise tax on distilled spirits (part of Hamilton’s plan to fund the national debt) hit western Pennsylvania farmers hard—they used whiskey as cash and saw the tax as unfair—leading to protests and the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion.
The 1791 federal excise tax on distilled spirits (part of Hamilton’s plan to fund the national debt) hit western Pennsylvania farmers hard—they used whiskey as cash and saw the tax as unfair—leading to protests and the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion.
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