The Whiskey Rebellion: An Early Challenge to America's New Government
- ISBN-10
- 0823940446
- ISBN-13
- 9780823940448
- Series
- The Whiskey Rebellion
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-08-15
- Publisher
- The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
- Author
- Katy Schiel
Description
Discusses the first challenge to the new federal government of the United States, which began in 1794 when citizens of western Pennsylvania took up arms to fight against a new federal excise tax on whiskey.
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- 2003-12-15
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