Whiskey Rebellion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath Demonstrated power of new federal government
Pardons issued to rebels
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Whiskey_Insurrection
gptkbp:category 18th-century rebellion in the United States
History of Pennsylvania
Tax resistance in the United States
gptkbp:cause excise tax on whiskey
gptkbp:endDate 1794
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whiskey Rebellion
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Western_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:mainOppositionGroup gptkb:Mingo_Creek_Association
Whiskey rebels
gptkbp:militaryCampaign Militia called up by George Washington
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:numberOfTroops about 13,000 federal militia
gptkbp:opposedBy Western Pennsylvania farmers
gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Whiskey_Act_of_1791
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
Taxation in the United States
gptkbp:result Rebellion suppressed
Federal authority asserted
gptkbp:significance First test of federal authority in the United States
gptkbp:startDate 1791
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Uniontown,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4