The Whiskey Rebellion occurred during the presidency of George Washington, specifically from 1791 to 1794. It was a protest against the federal excise tax on whiskey, which many frontier farmers found burdensome. Washington's administration responded decisively, ultimately sending federal troops to quell the rebellion, thereby asserting the power of the federal government to enforce its laws. This event underscored the tensions between federal authority and local interests in the early years of the United States.
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