"Whiskey Rebellion" and "Extralegal Actions" of the Populace in Early America
Since the colonial period,the brutal conflict between Indians and the white and the colonial government's indifference to the demands of the western people spawned a tradition of armed autonomy in western Pennsylvania.In the"Whiskey Rebellion"which broke out in 1791 and lasted for four years,the cruelty and destructive power of extralegal actions remained at a low level.On the one hand,the perpetrators avoided serious physical injuries through highly ritualized violence.On the other hand,local communities organized protest movements by virtue of the common political conventions,which prevented the occurrence of civil war.After the"rebellion"broke out,people with different political stands generally criticized the public violence and took this violent incident as the material to shape the"non-violent"characteristics of the United States.In a word,the violent practice of the people who refused to pay taxes shows the historical origin and basic characteristics of"extralegal actions"of the populace in early America,and the handling of this incident reflects the far-reaching influence of violence on the nation-building project of early America.
Early America"Whiskey Rebellion"Anti-tax Riot"Extralegal Actions"Popular Political Culture
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