In a word, authority. But please indicate which government and specifically, which rebellion.
in 1794 president Washington sent nearly 15,000 troops to crush the whiskey rebellion. Sebastian Aguirre
To prove that the new national government was strong.
George Washington
Shay's Rebellion was trying to prove to the government that they were taxing the lands too high. So they burned down buildings and killed people where involved with the high taxing. Does that help?
It proved the US Government would use violence against its own people to get them to follow the rules.
because it produced symptoms of riot and violence from men in the western counties of Pennsylvania due to "lay and collect excises". They feared that they would refuse to adhere to the tax and law that was generated through a government that they voted for representation. They put down the rebellion quite seriously with a notable amount of troops to show that they were not messing around and prove a point that these men would pay the tax under the government.
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.
the federalists proved that they had power by stopping the rebellion.
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.
During the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, President George Washington took decisive action to demonstrate the federal government's authority to enforce its laws. He mobilized a militia of about 13,000 troops from several states and personally led them to Pennsylvania to quell the uprising. This show of force effectively suppressed the rebellion and underscored the federal government's ability to maintain order and enforce tax laws. Washington's actions helped establish the principle that the Executive branch had the power to respond to civil unrest and uphold federal legislation.
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.
After a person has left the service; they are given a DD-214 piece of paper which shows when they served in the Armed Forces. If they lose their original, I am sure they can get a photocopy (for a fee) from the government.