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A comment on ‘The Whiskey Rebellion’ Review: A Young Nation, Suddenly Tested. Parent comment
They really weren't. At the most they had around 500 rebels.
>violating the law.
Yep, they failed to pay a regressive tax the rich passed, and then failed to abandon their farms for weeks to travel to Philadelphia and stand trial.
If this shit isn't relevant, the entire rebellion isn't relevant.
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They really weren't. At the most they had around 500 rebels.
>violating the law.
Yep, they failed to pay a regressive tax the rich passed, and then failed to abandon their farms for weeks to travel to Philadelphia and stand trial.
If this shit isn't relevant, the entire rebellion isn't relevant.