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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased support for Jeffersonian Republicans
pardon of most participants
set precedent for federal use of military force
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Whiskey_Insurrection
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gptkbp:cause
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excise tax on whiskey
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:endDate
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1794
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Whiskey Rebellion (1794)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Western_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:militaryResponseLedBy
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gptkb:George_Washington
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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no executions
arrest of suspected rebels
march of federal troops to Pittsburgh
trials for treason
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gptkbp:notableLeaderOfRebels
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gptkb:David_Bradford
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gptkbp:numberOfTroops
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about 13,000
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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Western Pennsylvania farmers
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gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm
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gptkb:George_Washington
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gptkbp:relatedLegislation
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gptkb:Whiskey_Act_of_1791
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
tax resistance
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gptkbp:result
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rebellion suppressed
demonstrated power of federal government
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gptkbp:significance
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first major test of federal authority in the United States
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gptkbp:startDate
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1791
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gptkbp:suppressedBy
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gptkb:United_States_federal_government
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Federal_troops
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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