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Daniel shay started the whiskey rebellion in which he stirred up farmers and peasents against the government because of the tax on whiskey.
The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax rebellion that happened in the colonial United States. It changed the way the government handled protesters as they started to use military suppression.
in 1794 president Washington sent nearly 15,000 troops to crush the whiskey rebellion. Sebastian Aguirre
Washington was able to stop the rebellion with troops. This was not the case during Shay's Rebellion. The stopping of the rebellion showed the people that the army was strong and the new government could enforce laws.
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Daniel shay started the whiskey rebellion in which he stirred up farmers and peasents against the government because of the tax on whiskey.
The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax rebellion that happened in the colonial United States. It changed the way the government handled protesters as they started to use military suppression.
The federal government stopped protecting the settlers.
The quashing of the whiskey rebellion showed that the US federal government was able and had the resolve to enforce its laws.
they arrested the protesters
Whiskey Rebellion
in 1794 president Washington sent nearly 15,000 troops to crush the whiskey rebellion. Sebastian Aguirre
Washington was able to stop the rebellion with troops. This was not the case during Shay's Rebellion. The stopping of the rebellion showed the people that the army was strong and the new government could enforce laws.
The whiskey rebellion was a victory for the federal government because it was one of the first test of federal authority in the United States history. It was also a commitment to the constitutional rule of law.
Washington, urged on by Hamilton, was prepared to enforce the tax and crush the Whiskey Rebellion. they feared that not to act might undermine the new government and weaken its authority.
The government under the revised Articles of Confederation (Constitution) was able to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. Under the Articles of Confederation the government was unable to put down Shays' Rebellion, and had to rely on state militia, seeming very weak to the country.