WHISKEY+REBELLION

=WHISKEY REBELLION author: Devin R.=

what happened
in 1791 Alexander Hamilton imposed a tax on Whiskey. This angered farmers because when they bring their grain to market they can only take 2 bushed of grain. While they turn it into whiskey, more people will buy it and they can fit 24 bushes into 2 barrels. Also the farmers had to go down bumpy roads and the grain would fall out so it was more easy to turn it into liquid and put it into barrels. In addition the farmers used whisky to trade for goods they needed like salt and sugar.

How it ended
The farmers refused to pay the tax and some people chose to cause violence. George Washington was getting very mad at the rebellion so he sent out the army to stop it. Even with the army out there people still continued to rebel.

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