The farmers were very much against the Whisky Tax that was
made into law in 1791 during the administration of President George
Washington. The purpose of the tax was to
raise funds to pay for the war debt gained during the Revolutionary War. Farmers resisted this law and many of them were war veterans believed
that they were battling against taxation that had no representation. Still the law was legal and the government reaffirmed
that it was within Congress’ legal expression of its taxation laws. This led to
widespread acts of violence that government sent the militia to quell the
protesters.
