GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE WHISKEY REBELLION: Testing the Constitution
The Shaping of the American Nation
DVD
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This outstanding production of feature-film caliber is filmed in actual historical locations, with eminent scholars serving as consultants for accuracy.
Dramatizes the first major test to a five-year-old Constitution as Pennsylvanian whiskey distillers, familiar with rebellion against taxation, challenge a federal tax on their product. Capturing the backwoods flavor of 1794 Pennsylvania, this re-creation portrays a firm but compassionate President Washington leading troops into Pennsylvania to defend the hard-won principles of constitutional government.
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| Publisher | Learning Corporation of America |
|---|---|
| Grade | 7 and up |
| Color | Color |
| Run Time | 27 minutes |