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Why did the Whiskey Rebellion occur in western Pennsylvania in 1794?
A.
Farmers were protesting the prohibition of the sale of alcohol.
B.
Farmers refused to pay an excise tax that Congress had placed on whiskey.
C.
Farmers were protesting a protective tariff that had been imposed on imported whiskey.
D.
Farmers were angry because the price of whiskey had fallen, and they were earning less money.
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B. Farmers refused to pay an excise tax that Congress had placed on whiskey.
Brief explanation: The 1791 federal excise tax on distilled spirits (part of Alexander Hamilton’s plan to help pay national debt) angered frontier farmers in western Pennsylvania who distilled surplus grain into whiskey. They resisted the tax, leading to violent protests known as the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.
Brief explanation: The 1791 federal excise tax on distilled spirits (part of Alexander Hamilton’s plan to help pay national debt) angered frontier farmers in western Pennsylvania who distilled surplus grain into whiskey. They resisted the tax, leading to violent protests known as the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.
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