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In 1794 in Pennsylvania, USA, more than 500 armed men attacked the fortified home of tax inspector General...........

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In 1794 in Pennsylvania, USA, more than 500 armed men attacked the fortified home of tax inspector General John Neville because of an excise tax on what product?

posted Mar 4, 2022 by Puneet Batra

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Whiskey
The Whiskey Rebellion was caused by a 1791 excise tax on whiskey, which was unpopular among small farmers on the western frontier who could get their corn to market only by distilling it into whiskey, which was easy to ship by water.

answer Mar 7, 2022 by Pankaj Deshmukh
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