THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Shays’s Rebellion
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the Whiskey Rebellion
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On August 7, 1794 the President issued another proclamation calling for the rebels to disperse and return to their homes as well as invoking the Militia Act of 1792 5 which allowed the President to use State military (militiamen) to put an end to the rebellion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The Whiskey Rebellion was ended quickly and decisively by the federal government as opposed to the drawn-out prosecution of Shays’ Rebellion in 1787.
Detailed explanation-3: -Washington responded by sending peace commissioners to western Pennsylvania to negotiate with the rebels, while at the same time calling on governors to send a militia force to enforce the tax.
Detailed explanation-4: -A force of 13, 000 militia troops, led by Hamilton and Virginia governor Henry Lee, marched into western Pennsylvania. By the time the federal force arrived, the rebellion had collapsed and most of the rebels had fled.