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because people needed to understand the constitutional right of Congressto institute tax laws.
President Washington feared that the rebels threatened the federal government's authority. He believed he needed to make people understand that the Constitution gave Congress the right to pass and enforce tax.
President Washington feared that the rebels threatened the federal government's authority. He believed he needed to make people understand that the Constitution gave Congress the right to pass and enforce tax.
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President George Washington personally lead a federal militia against the rebels. The rebellion occured not far from Philapelphia, which was then the Capital of the nation.
President Washington feared that the rebels threatened the federal government's authority. He believed he needed to make people understand that the constitution gave congress the right to pass and enforce the tax. As an aside the tax was the result of Alexander Hamilton's fiscal policies. Naturally he urged Washington to take swift action.
He was the US President during the Whiskey Rebellion and he personally took to the field at the head of the militia to enforce the tax on whiskey.
President George Washington personally lead a federal militia against the rebels. The rebellion occured not far from Philapelphia, which was then the Capital of the nation.
The Whiskey Rebellion.
George Washington
US President Washington knew he had to keep order and end the Whiskey Rebellion. He personally led 12,000 troops to end it. The troops were militias from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland. It should be noted that Alexander Hamilton's new tax laws created the rebellion.
Washington showed that he would enforce Federal Laws as president as a result of the Whiskey Rebellion.