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United States · History · Hard
What was the name of the series of confrontations in 1794 between distillers and the federal government in western Pennsylvania, the first major test of federal authority under the new Constitution?
Answer: Whiskey Rebellion — Farmers in western Pennsylvania violently resisted the excise tax on whiskey, prompting President Washington to personally lead 13,000 militia to suppress the insurrection.
- A Shays' Rebellion
- B Whiskey Rebellion ✓
- C Fries's Rebellion
- D Dorr Rebellion
Farmers in western Pennsylvania violently resisted the excise tax on whiskey, prompting President Washington to personally lead 13,000 militia to suppress the insurrection.