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In the years 1791 to 1794 a group of American rebels threatened to revolt and declare independence from the United States. In response, George Washington and Alexander Hamilton raised an army of 13,000 troops and marched out to squash this uprising. What was behind this possible civil war? A tax on everyone's favorite adult beverage: whiskey. Here on HPH we "joke" about how we can't function without whiskey but it seems like a silly thing to go to war over, right? In this episode, Greg and Chris will tell you why it was such a big deal and why some people thought it was worth fighting for. Grab your favorite Pittsburgh whiskey (lol) and join us for this ironic tale of a government fighting for it's right to tax its people in this episode of Hundred Proof History titled The Whiskey Rebellion: Are the Libertarians Right?
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In the years 1791 to 1794 a group of American rebels threatened to revolt and declare independence from the United States. In response, George Washington and Alexander Hamilton raised an army of 13,000 troops and marched out to squash this uprising. What was behind this possible civil war? A tax on everyone's favorite adult beverage: whiskey. Here on HPH we "joke" about how we can't function without whiskey but it seems like a silly thing to go to war over, right? In this episode, Greg and Chris will tell you why it was such a big deal and why some people thought it was worth fighting for. Grab your favorite Pittsburgh whiskey (lol) and join us for this ironic tale of a government fighting for it's right to tax its people in this episode of Hundred Proof History titled The Whiskey Rebellion: Are the Libertarians Right?
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