George Washington ended it by sending up to 12000 -13000 militias from several states to stop the crowd of rebels. Couple of men were arrested, but George Washington pardoned all of them. He just wanted to prove that the central/national government had power and the ability to stop any rebellion.
George Washington ended it by sending up to 12000 -13000 militias from several states to stop the crowd of rebels. Couple of men were arrested, but George Washington pardoned all of them. He just wanted to prove that the central/national government had power and the ability to stop any rebellion.
George Washington called out the troops to put down the whiskey rebellion.
George Washington had to form an army and make the farmers stop producing whisky they stoped
George Washington
The Whiskey Rellion revealed George Washington's concern with national security because he was the leader of the rebellion and Alexander wanted everyone exected
George Washington did react to the whiskey rebellion by sending many federal soldiers who crushed the rebellion.
George Washington
President George Washington declared martial law and summoned the militias of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and other states. He personally reviewed them as Commander-in-Chief and led them. The rebels fled and gave up without a shot. Two were arrested for treason and were sentenced to hang but Washington pardoned them because one was insane and the other was a "simpleton".
Thomas Jefferson thought that George Washington overreacted when he ordered the militia to stop the protestors during the Whiskey Rebellion. Many Americans agreed, resulting in Thomas Jefferson soon becoming President.
It was George Washington
George Washington
Whisky Rebellion