Posts Tagged ‘ Whiskey Tax ’

The Pittsburgh Tea Party

Apr 22nd, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Politics
Yeah, we drink tea in Pittsburgh.  But really, Pittsburgh is more of a shot-and-a-beer kind of town.  What else would you expect from the place that – back in 1794 – challenged the authority of the newly established national government in the Whiskey Rebellion.  I wrote about it five years ...read more


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