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Why did farmers in Western Pennsylvania oppose the Whiskey Tax of 1791?

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President George Washington was opposed to Hamilton's suggestion of a whiskey tax. In 1791 Washington journeyed through Virginia and Pennsylvania to speak with citizens about their views. ... But protests against the new tax began immediately, arguing that the tax was unfair to small producers.

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