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1 online resource (300 pages) |
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| Summary |
When President George Washington ordered an army of 13,000 men to march west in 1794 to crush a tax rebellion among frontier farmers, he established a range of precedents that continues to define federal authority over localities today. The "Whiskey Rebellion" marked the first large-scale resistance to a law of the U.S. government under the Constitution. This classic confrontation between champions of liberty and defenders of order was long considered the most significant event in the first quarter-century of the new nation. Thomas P. Slaughter recaptures the historical drama and sig. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Whiskey Rebellion (Pennsylvania : 1794) |
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Excise tax.
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Excise tax. |
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Whiskey -- Taxation.
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Whiskey -- Taxation. |
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Whiskey. |
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Taxation of articles of consumption.
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Taxation of articles of consumption. |
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Government, Resistance to -- Pennsylvania.
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Government, Resistance to. |
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Pennsylvania. |
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Civil disobedience.
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Civil disobedience. |
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Taxation -- Public opinion.
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Taxation -- Public opinion. |
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Pennsylvania -- History.
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History. |
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1794 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780195051919 |
| ISBN |
9780199771875 (electronic book) |
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0199771871 (electronic book) |
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