Federal Presidential Pardon

A Study of Noteworthy Presidential Pardons

Whiskey Rebellion

After the American Revolution, many states were deeply in debt. To reduce the hardship, the federal government took over the debt. A national debt resulted. To payoff the debt, in 1791, the feds taxed distillers. All distillers were not treated equally. Larger distillers were taxed at a lower rate then small batch distillers. President Washington [...]

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