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".
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 took with him 13,000 federal soldiers to crush the rebellion but before he arrived it had dispersed.
George Washington called out the troops to put down the whiskey rebellion.
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.
Washington sent in a milita to stop people
Washington sent militia unit to stop the rioting.
Whiskey Rebellion proved to Americans that their new government would act firmly in times of crisis and represented the first major test of the national government's ability to enforce its laws within the states.
George Washington called out the troops to put down the whiskey rebellion.
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.
George Washington had to form an army and make the farmers stop producing whisky they stoped
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.
I believe that the answer is The Whiskey Rebellion
Washington sent in a milita to stop people
Washington sent militia unit to stop the rioting.
The Whiskey Rebellion is all about the farmers and a few citizens getting mad over taxes on the whiskey. It is also about the government not allowing farmers to turn there corn into whiskey. George Washington decided he was going to end it himself. So he gathered up some troops and headed down towards all of the rebels. But when he got there they had all dispersed, knowing that it was George Washington coming down there to stop them.
George Washington was trying to prove that he could be a strong leader that would enforce the law, since the people were doubting that the government was capable of handling 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.
that the U.S. government, in the end has the power to control the citizens and pass laws.
Washington sent militia unit to stop the rioting.