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Whiskey rebels gather to march on Pittsburgh - August 1, 1794

Whiskey rebels gather to march on Pittsburgh - August 1, 1794

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On This Day in History, August 1, 1794, the Whiskey rebels gather to march on Pittsburgh at the height of the Whiskey Rebellion, a tax revolt that threatened to derail the early United States under the new US Constitution.

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Whiskey rebels gather to march on Pittsburgh - August 1, 1794

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Whiskey rebels gather to march on Pittsburgh - August 1, 1794

Whiskey rebels gather to march on Pittsburgh - August 1, 1794

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