Whiskey Rebellion Whiskey Rebellion The Whiskey Rebellion (also known as the Whiskey Insurrection) was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington, ultimately under the command of American Revolutionary war veteran Major James McFarlane. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. It became law in 1791, and was intended to generate revenue for the war debt incurred during the Revolutionary War. The tax applied to all distilled spirits, but American whiskey was by far the country's most popular
Whiskey Lullaby Whiskey Lullaby "Whiskey Lullaby" is a song composed by Bill Anderson and Jon Randall. It was first recorded by country music artist Brad Paisley as a duet with Alison Krauss on Paisley's album "Mud on the Tires", and released on March 29, 2004, as that album's third single, and the eleventh chart single of Paisley's career. The song reached a peak of number three on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, and 41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The song won the 2005 Country Music Association Song of the Year Award. It is one