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Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ the-whiskey-rebellion-review-a-young-nation-suddenly-tested-3a2a692b 1. Books & Arts ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Books ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Bookshelf 'The Whiskey Rebellion' Review: A Young Nation, Suddenly Tested Escalating resistance to a new tax exacerbated a wider sense of crisis. The president decided to take the field himself as commander in chief. By Stephen Brumwell June 14, 2023 3:44 am ET Share Resize --------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen (3 min) imageTarring and feathering a tax collector during the Whiskey Rebellion. Photo: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images On Christmas Day 1794, an estimated 20,000 citizens lined the streets of Philadelphia to gawp and jeer as a score of bedraggled and shivering prisoners shuffled past under military escort. In the depths of winter, these wretched "rebels" had been marched 300 grueling miles across Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh to answer charges of treason against the United States. Their trials marked the culmination of the so-called Whiskey Rebellion, an armed defiance of federal authority that presented George Washington's presidency with its gravest domestic challenge. Copyright (c)2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 [wsj-logo-b] Continue reading your article with a WSJ subscription Subscribe Now Already a subscriber? 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