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The Whiskey Rebellion: Whiskey Taxes: The Real Thing

Dec 17th, 2004 | By | Category: Commodities
Byron King recounts the seminal role the Whiskey Tax and subsequent Whiskey Rebellion played in American history -- how this "minor event" helped to define the role and powers of the federal government. THIS COULD VERY well have been the Province of Westsylvania, part of British Imperial Canada. To the east, ...read more