MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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He felt the farmers were being ridicules
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He thought it was silly for the people to be fighting, and should talk it out.
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He did not care at the slightest.
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He was happy they had won the tax relief.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Washington called up the state militias from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey, which ultimately amounted to close to 13, 000 troops, to put down the rebellion by force if necessary.
Detailed explanation-2: -President Washington sought to resolve this dispute peacefully. In 1792, he issued a national proclamation admonishing westerners for their resistance to the “operation of the laws of the United States for raising revenue upon spirits distilled within the same."2 However, by 1794 the protests became violent.
Detailed explanation-3: -The federal response to the Whiskey Rebellion was widely believed to be a critical test of federal authority, one that Washington’s fledgling government met with success. The whiskey tax that inspired the rebellion remained in effect until 1802.