| 单词 | whisky rebellion |
| 释义 | Whisky RebellionAn insurrection that broke out in the early 1790s in western Pennsylvania. Hundreds of residents took arms against federal officials charged with collecting a tax on liquor distilled at home. Federal troops then put the rebellion down. Occurring only a few years after the adoption of the Constitution, the Whisky Rebellion was an important test of the power of the new federal government to enforce its laws. Words nearby Whisky RebellionWhiskey Rebellion, whiskey sour, whisky, whisky-jack, whisky mac, Whisky Rebellion, whisper, whispered, whisperer, whispering, whispering campaign The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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