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The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government.
The 1794 State of the Union Address was delivered by the 1st President of the United States, George Washington, to a joint session of the Third United States Congress on November 19, 1794. The speech came in the aftermath of the Whiskey Rebellion , an armed insurrection in the western counties of Pennsylvania against the federal excise tax on ...
Braddock's Field also was the site of a rally of rebellious militiamen and farmers during the Whiskey Rebellion, prior to a massive march on the city of Pittsburgh on August 1, 1794. [5] The Edgar Thomson Steel Works is located nearby and may cover the former site of John Fraser's cabin. [1]
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Whiskey Rebellion (lede image), Presidency of George Washington, Taxation history of the United States, 1794 in the United States FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History Creator Unknown, attributed to Frederick Kemmelmeyer. Support as nominator--Crisco 1492 11:10, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
The Mingo Creek Society, a group of dissidents founded in February 1794 that became involved in protest against the federal whiskey excise tax, met there. [2] It would serve as a focal point in the development of the Whiskey Rebellion, even becoming the site of militia musters in the fight against federal forces. [2]
1794 – Whiskey Rebellion [5] 1794 – Battle of Fallen Timbers [6] 1795 – Treaty of Greenville; 1795 – Jay's Treaty; 1795 – 11th Amendment "ratified by 12 of the then 15 states" [7] 1795 – Pinckney's Treaty (also called Treaty of San Lorenzo) [8] 1796 – Tennessee becomes the 16th state [9] (formerly part of North Carolina) 1796 ...
October 14: Washington reviews the army assembled against the Whiskey Rebellion. January 13 – The U.S. Congress enacts a law providing for, effective May 1, 1795, a United States flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes, in recognition of the recent admission of Vermont and Kentucky as the 14th and 15th states. [1]