whiskey rebellion

The Whiskey Rebellion, less commonly known as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a popular uprising that ha its beginnings in 1791 and culminated in an insurrection in 1794 in the locality of Washington, Pennsylvania, in the Monongahela Valley. The rebellion occurred shortly after the Articles of Confederation had been replaced by a stronger federal government under the United States Constitution in 1789.

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In 1794 nearly 13,000 soldiers were called out to put down this revolt in Pennsylvania
During this 1794 uprising, President Washington sent troops into western Penn. to restore order
Pennsylvania, 1794:The feds versus farmers over a tax on liquor
This 1794 insurrection in Western Penn. was caused by farmers who refused to pay the taxes on their corn liquor
McKeesport, Penn. was home to dissidents in this 1794 insurrection against excise taxes on liquor
Hamilton used the 1786 Shays Rebellion & this 1794 rebellion as proof of a need for a strong central gov't

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@BourbonDaily uh oh! Do I hear "Whiskey Rebellion" coming next...?
@oshagneezy There was no confrontation in the Whiskey Rebellion, which violent acts are you referring to?
@MrsFreedomFirst we fought the Revolutionary War over a myriad of issues, including taxation. Then had Whiskey Rebellion against new govt.
america died in the whiskey rebellion
GOTPers blaming Prez for not rolling back over a century of govt abuse. Two centuries of this mess -Going back to Shays & Whiskey rebellion
@ChuckMuth @srbbrider Thinking how GW rode w / troops to put down whiskey rebellion - tea partier would be horrified of GW's govt over reach
State military repression is in our national DNA. 1794: Whiskey Rebellion, 1877: Railroad Strike, 1932: Bonus Army. #Ferguson is nothing new
RT @akronwobbly: @GetUpStandUp2 @TheJusticeDept Or since 1877, when they first used US Army to break strikes. Or 1794 with the Whiskey Rebe…
@GetUpStandUp2 @TheJusticeDept Or since 1877, when they first used US Army to break strikes. Or 1794 with the Whiskey Rebellion.
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.@TheWarRoom_Tom It goes back to the Whiskey Rebellion. We don't respond well to disorder. Why that is makes for an interesting question.
@AFederalFarmer @BowMaoTruthTeam Ain't New is iT.. Whiskey Rebellion?
The whole Ferguson even reminds me of the Whiskey Rebellion
...Or the Whiskey Rebellion! Talk about armed protests !!! #Ferguson
PCA clarification, not about federal intervention here. About avoiding military-civilian conflict. (See Whiskey Rebellion.)
@suhosinpony @Locke_Wiggins @LeightonEarly @rdlln @missinscene Washington also put down the Whiskey Rebellion and forced tax payment
When Washington rode to put down the Whiskey Rebellion, he rode *against his own interests as a distiller*.
Also, the Whiskey Rebellion. But aren't you tired of history repeating itself? Yes.
@mysteryexec He's taking his cue from Washington, Geo. 13,000 troops marched to Pittsburgh to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. Nothing new...
Just as the Bundy Ranch gits should have read about the Whiskey Rebellion. They were no pansies then. @dhelpingstine
.@TyrellMayfield @forbesmm @HeraldofWar 2 We're individualistic until order is in question. Whiskey Rebellion, Brinks Men, Kent State.
@20committee He did put down the Whiskey Rebellion. Personally.
From the Whiskey Rebellion to RR strikes to union battles to #Ferguson - America has a LONG history of #MilitarizedPolice & internal strife.
If you really wanna take it back, the whiskey rebellion was put down by force with Thomas Jefferson leading the army himself.
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@haulinpop18 @xxarea83xx @Bloviate_Barbie @dadsagainstmda @Ibvolund You should try read the Tweet, I was talking about Whiskey Rebellion.
@haulinpop18 @Bloviate_Barbie @dadsagainstmda @xxarea83xx @Ibvolund Really, when exactly? Whiskey Rebellion?
@cdrsalamander or as far back as the Whiskey Rebellion
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Per History Channel, Washington sent more troops to squash the Whiskey Rebellion than the Battle of Yorktown. Seems legit.
I would've happily participated in something called the Whiskey Rebellion.
Washington's mobilization of the militia to quash the Whiskey Rebellion occurred AFTER ratification. #GunSense #DERP @CSGV
What changed between the Whiskey Rebellion in the US Constitution and today that allows for peaceful resolution of grivances? @CSGV
RT @CSGV: .@Sparticus33W @DMKeesey You mean the old guy that rode out at the head of 13,000 real militia to put down the Whiskey Rebellion?…
.@Sparticus33W @DMKeesey You mean the old guy that rode out at the head of 13,000 real militia to put down the Whiskey Rebellion? Love him!
the doctors office is playing who wants to be a millioanire and there was a question about the whiskey rebellion and I knew it I'm ashamed
@DaveAlexander3 it actually started with Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion.
1794-The GREAT WHISKEY REBELLION-Washington tries to tax whiskey & sends 5000 troops to put down the rebellion.
@jcotera1106 @AllWadeAllDay Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner didn't have any impacts? And Whiskey Rebellion was already on their minds--your arg
Watching:UNC #history professor Watson Jennison's awesome lecture on the Whiskey Rebellion and Trans-Oconee Republic
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Blood or Whiskey, Rebellion 2014
@ddknyt @blakehounshell I see your Whiskey Rebellion and raise you a Stamp Act. Taxes and regs on paper, a big no-go.
RT @AmericasTable: On Aug 7, 1794 Pres. Washington called out the militia to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in PA. #OTD in #FoodHistory htt…
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