Farmers of western Pennsylvania rebelled because:

a. whiskey distilling became illegal.
b. they were drunk all of the time on whiskey.
c. they wanted higher taxes on whiskey to promote sobriety.
d. they resented loss of control as a market economy disrupted traditional ways of life and eastern areas gained political strength.

A. Whiskey distilling became illegal.

Explanation:

This was tagged to be The Whiskey Rebellion in the year 1794 by farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government.

Following years of aggression with tax collectors, the region finally exploded in a confrontation that resulted in President Washington sending in troops to quell what some feared could become a full blown revolution. Opposition to the whiskey tax and the rebellion itself built support for the Republicans, who overtook Washington’s Federalist Party for power in 1802. The Whiskey Rebellion is considered one of the first major tests of the authority of the newly formed US government.

i am pretty sure it is d.