<span>Over time, groups adapted to changing conditions and developed new tools and habits.
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It was provoked by a tax on whisky, and was the first serious challenge to federal authority. Collection of the tax met violent resistance, but when President Washington called out the militia, the rebellion collapsed.
<span>although poeple remained devoutly catholic, the spirit of society was secular. Church leaders and the wealthy believed they could enjoy life without offending God.</span>
