In July of 1794, a force of disaffected whiskey rebels attacked and destroyed the home of a tax inspector. The rebellion grew in numbers, if not in actions, and threatened to spread to other states.

Just a few years after the Constitution was ratified, the fledgling U.S. government faced its first internal crisis. The ...

From the Whiskey Rebellion of 1791 ... television, or comic books to keep the name alive, too. And yet, despite its ...

In July of 1794, a force of disaffected whiskey rebels attacked and destroyed the home of a tax inspector. The rebellion grew in numbers, if not in actions, and threatened to spread to other states.