Probably because he led the American Revolution and fought to form the then fledgling country, and he didn't want it to topple while he was in office. It was also a threat to the new republic.
George Washington did react to the whiskey rebellion by sending many federal soldiers who crushed the rebellion.
Washington showed that he would enforce Federal Laws as president as a result of the Whiskey Rebellion.
The Whiskey Rebellion was a rebellion of farmers from Pennsylvania to Georgia. It was in response to the tax put on whiskey. The farmers were upset because they thought the whiskey was an important good. So, they rebelled against the tax. George Washington sent an army down to calm the rebellion.
The Whiskey Rebellion.
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The City of Washington in Washington County PA was a focal point in the Whiskey Rebellion.
The whiskey rebellion happened because George Washington had a national debt and taxed people on the whiskey to pay the debt.
The Whiskey Rellion revealed George Washington's concern with national security because he was the leader of the rebellion and Alexander wanted everyone exected
Washington taxed the people who were holding the whiskey
By George Washington choosing to put down the Whiskey Rebellion himself, he showed that the country's issues were important to him and that he was more than a decision maker and figurehead.
Whiskey Rebellion - 1791-1794 Jay's Treaty - November 1794
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