Analysis Of George Washington's Bottle Up: The Whiskey Rebellion
George Washington here is trying to “Bottle Up” the Whiskey Rebellion, or basically put an end to it. The reason for his action is because of this tax on whiskey, considered a domestic product, was causing a insurrection by the people. The government thought that this would be a way to capitalize on getting extra revenue but the people noticed and did not feel obliged to pay extra for their everyday goods. An additional factor that added to this huge revolt against the whiskey tax was that drinking at this time was not uncommon. You could go to a ball, saloon, dance etc. and you would see alcohol of all sorts. This was just something that could not be taxed and would not throw the nation up in arms. The people were upset leading to this