A fascinating episode in our history. One of MANY tax rebellions we had. Too bad we don't have them any longer. A few taxes NEED to be warred over.
history has a tendency to repeat itself.
Reading the history is fascinating - corn liquor or whiskey was de facto money in that it was portable, much more so than a few wagonloads of grain, and divisible, fungible etc., just absolutely perfect. It stores well and is always in demand. Compare and contrast with some clown in another state who issues paper promising that there really are kegs of bullion in their bank, and that at some future date they would still be exchangeable for dry goods and such. Hard money was no-where to be found in those days, esp. in remote areas. In those days, the government merely minted coins out of bullion that citizens took in, they would make whatever you wanted - dimes, half-dollars, dollars, &c &c