In July of 1794, a force of disaffected whiskey rebels attacked and destroyed the home of a tax inspector. The rebellion grew in numbers, if not in actions, and threatened to spread to other states.

Paul Guggenheimer Friday, July 12, 2019 7:50 p.m. | Friday, July 12, 2019 7:50 p.m. A multi-regional Whiskey ... rebellion ensued as the farmers refused to pay the tax and in the summer of 1794 ...

Cartoons at the time were printed in newspapers depicting excisemen ... had significantly higher stakes. During The Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s, resistance to whiskey taxes almost caused ...

In July of 1794, a force of disaffected whiskey rebels attacked and destroyed the home of a tax inspector. The rebellion grew in numbers, if not in actions, and threatened to spread to other states.