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Why did the tax on whisky make many people angry?

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The Whiskey Rebellion was triggered by a tax imposed on distilled liquors in 1791. Farmers on the western frontier felt it placed undue hardship on them because they usually distilled their grains into alcohol, which was easier to ship than whole grains.

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