Identify the causes and effects of the whiskey rebellion.

Effect: The Whiskey Rebellion demonstrated that the new national government had the will and ability to suppress violent resistance to its laws, though the whiskey excise remained difficult to collect. The events contributed to the formation of political parties in the United States, a process already under way.

cause: A protest and rebellion against an excise tax on whiskey that turned violent. ... America was in debt so they decided to put a tax on whiskey, which made farmers furious.