Farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania rose up in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 in opposition to a federal whiskey tax.
Thomas Jefferson opposed the whiskey tax because he succeeded in having it and all other internal taxes repealed. He thought that the people should have more power than the government.
Farmers and small distillers were able to freely practice their profession while also earning enough money to support it.
What was the main grievance of the Whiskey Rebellion's rebels?
The rum and whiskey tax, to be precise.
Many farmers in western Pennsylvania refused to pay the levy because they thought it would imperil their livelihoods. They participated in the Whiskey War in 1794, rebellion to denounce the charge. The revolt was put down after President Washington dispatched militiamen into western Pennsylvania.
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