Illustration of tarring and feathering, whiskey rebellion. I know that everyone has today marked on their calendars as a birthday probably not your birthday but the birthday of magna carta. Famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania, drawn by r. Famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania summary large mob with tarredandfeathered tax collector riding on rail. Whiskey rebellion, 1794, in american history, uprising that afforded the new. The whiskey insurrection is a term which has been usually applied to a series of unusual and unlawful and violent acts committed principally in 1794, but to some extent in previous years by inhabitants of the counties of washington, allegheny, westmoreland and fayette. Rebels tarring and feathering a tax collector in western pennsylvania during the. Events like lynns kidnapping threatened federal tax collectors all across western pennsylvania during the summer of 1794.
If these monuments could talk waynesburg university. Whiskey rebellion, famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania, 1794, disobedience. On september 11, 1791, a recently appointed tax collector named robert johnson was tarred and feathered by a disguised gang in washington county. The famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania the. Pittsburgh and the whiskey rebellion pittsburgh beautiful. The whiskey rebellion was the first test of federal authority in the united. Famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania library of congress. Although little is remembered today, the whiskey rebellion of 1794 which took place in western pennsylvania is considered one of the most important events in early american history. Cooke the whiskey insurrection of 1794 long has been regarded as one of the decisive events in early american history. Famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania date createdpublished. A tarred and feathered tax collector being made to ride the rail. History of the western insurrection in western pennsylvania.
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In 1794 some farmers in pennsylvania rebelled against the government because of a tax on whiskey. While the whiskey rebellion of 1794 in western pennsylvania was more a matter of bluster than bloodshed, it did bring about the largest call to arms since the end of hostilities. Our ancestors on both sides of the whiskey rebellion lee. Famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania, an 1880 illustration of a tarred and feathered tax collector being made to ride the rail. The whiskey rebellion insurrection in pennsylvania. House in which thomas jefferson wrote the declarat. The whiskey rebellion famous whiskey insurrection in. The first resistance to the excise tax in western pennsylvania occurred in. Enemies of the state reflections on insurrection and the.
On july 16, 1794, a group of roughly 400500 men marched on bower hill, out of anger at the oppressive government, located in allegheny county, southwest of pittsburgh. The socalled whiskey tax was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. Selling whiskey was how people traded things in western pennsylvania, so they thought the new tax was very unfair. Wallach division picture collection american history 1780s1790s. The residents of western pennsylvania played a major role in the whiskey rebellion.
Famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania, an 1880 illustration of a tarred and feathered tax collector being made to ride the rail appeals to nonviolent resistance were unsuccessful. The insurrection collapsed before the arrival of the army in western pennsylvania. An insurrection was announced and proclaimed and armed against. Famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania whiskey rebellion. Famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania a tarred and. It was the violent reaction of the people in this area that compelled president george washington to call 12,950 militia men to suppress the rebellion in 1794. Note tarred tax collector in the ensuing whiskey rebellion 17911794, frontiersmen from pennsylvania, kentucky, and virginia reacted to the tax the same way colonials had reacted to the stamp tax a quartercentury earlier. Magna carta, whiskey and jewish history posted on june 15th, 2015 by rachel. In accordance with the us constitution, most of the federal governments tax revenues were derived from excise taxes, tariffs, and. Alexander hamilton in a 1792 portrait by john trumbull famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania, an 1880 illustration of a tarred and feathered tax collector being made to ride the rail in his 1796 book, congressman william findley argued that alexander hamilton had. Alexander hamilton offered the idea to try and make up for the young countrys debt from the war. The whiskey rebellion friendship hill national historic.
The whiskey rebellion also known as the whiskey insurrection was a tax protest in the united states beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of george washington, ultimately under the command of american revolutionary war veteran major james mcfarlane. Create an epitaph for one of the individuals discussed in the whiskey rebellion 8. The whiskey rebellion was a 1794 uprising of farmers and distillers in western pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government. During the whiskey rebellion 1794 farmers in pennsylvania converted their. Brief guide to resources about the whiskey rebellion of 1794, especially as it affected businesses, inc. Rewrite the textbook description of the whiskey rebellion to more accurately reflect the.
George washingtons whiskey proclamation an act repealing. In july 1794, washington dispatched a united states marshal to western pennsylvania to serve writs on distillers that were delinquent in their excise taxes. Whiskey rebellion, western pennsylvania, 18th century. Famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania, from our first century.
Famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania, an illustration from americas first century. Famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania, an 1880 illustration of a tarred and feathered tax collector being made to ride the rail click to enlarge. The whiskey rebellion was a tax protest in the united states beginning in 1791 and ending in. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia whiskey rebellion trials. The whiskey rebellion was a riot in the history of the united states.
The whiskey rebellion demonstrated that the new national government had the willingness and ability to suppress violent resistance to its laws. The whiskey rebellion was a 1794 uprising of farmers and distillers in western pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal. The first two convictions of americans for federal treason in united states history occurred in philadelphia in the aftermath of the whiskey rebellion, an uprising against the federal excise tax on whiskey that took place primarily in western pennsylvania in 179194. Distilled spirits council of the united states discus.
Philadelphia served as the nations capital during this period and therefore was the city in which the excise legislation was. Alexander hamilton, secretary of the treasury, had proposed the excise enacted by congress. Buy famous whiskey insurrection in pennsylvania a tarred and feathered tax collector being made to ride the rail 1794 history at. Reading the original declaration of independence, image id. The whiskey rebellion developed after the first united states congress, seated at. A history of taxation in the us, and the rise of the irs. The whiskey rebellion of 1794 ferree reunion website. Appeals to nonviolent resistance were unsuccessful. Otherwise known as the whiskey insurrection, this was a local revolt against a u. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia whiskey rebellion. Friendship hill was the home of albert gallatin, who represented fayette county to the state assembly created in pennsylvania during the whiskey rebellion.
The whiskey rebellion was an important moment in western pennsylvanians history due to its role in instigating congress to repeal the excise tax in 1802. Large mob with tarredandfeathered tax collector riding on rail. In many ways the story of america has been defined by the history of distilled spirits. But on the question of why it was significant there has been a century. Create a digital timeline of the federal response to the unrest in western pennsylvania. As on other occasions in our early history, members of the ferree family became involved and. Devens, 1882, new york public library digital collection.