USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Following years of aggression with tax collectors, the region finally exploded in a confrontation that resulted in President Washington sending in troops to quell what some feared could become a full-blown revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Washington resisted the inclination to support America’s stalwart Revolutionary War ally. Instead, he set a precedent by insisting that the United States remain neutral when foreign nations went to war.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 proved to Federalists that democracy in the hands of ordinary citizens was dangerous. Republicans were more sympathetic to France and had more faith in democratic self-government.