Rebellion in the Early Republic - The Whiskey...

In 1794, anti-government protests grew into an all-out rebellion, and President Washington faced his first major test of federal authority. Some 7,000 armed Westerners marched on Pittsburgh and threatened its residents. Violent resistance to the whiskey tax soon spread from weste ...  Show more

As a new century dawned on the United States, an enslaved blacksmith named Gabriel began planning a bold plot to overthrow slavery in Virginia’s capital. The uprising would change the future of slavery in the South.In the spring and summer of 1800, the charismatic Gabriel recruit ...  Show more

Just a few years after the Declaration of Independence, an uprising against a levy on liquor became the first great test for the government of the nascent United States of America. But what drove ordinary people to take up arms against the federal government? And why did foundi ...  Show more

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today we are going to talk about the Whiskey Rebellion, a significant event in the history of the United States. https://patreon.com/HistoryinSlowGerman?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_con ...  Show more

Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds examine Alexander Hamilton and George Washington's Whiskey Tax and the not so great reception to it on the frontier. SOURCESTOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCHSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https: ...  Show more

"No taxation without representation" is often thought of as the main beef that led to the American Revolution, but it was only one of many moving parts in the bigger picture. Read the show notes for this episode here.