Whiskey Rebellion

By Arnv
  • American Revolution ends.

  • Alexander Hamilton elected as Secretary of the Treasury.

  • Whiskey Excise tax passed.

  • Washington asks Westerners to stop resisting America's authority.

  • Whiskey Rebellion protests get Violent.

  • Four hundred rebels set fire to home of John Neville near Pittsburgh.

  • Washington took an army of 13,000 men to put down the rebellion.

  • John Mitchell and Philip Weigel were found guilty of treason but were pardoned by Washington.

  • President Thomas Jefferson repeals the Whiskey Excise tax.

  • War of 1812 broke out.

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