And Alexander Hamilton understood that putting down this rebellion was critical to ... advocated the use of military force; President George Washington instead put state militias on the ready ...

The Whiskey Rebellion erupted in response to ... The federal response, led personally by George Washington, became the first major test of national authority—and a moment that came frighteningly ...

In 1794, George Washington suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion (when Pennsylvania farmers attacked federal officials after an excise tax was imposed in 1791, on whiskey) by invoking the power of the ...

In 1791, he successfully suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion, invoking the power of the federal ... a promising course of peace and prosperity for future generations. Legacy George Washington established ...

After finishing his presidency and returning to his Mount Vernon estate, George Washington started a short-lived but extremely successful whiskey distillery. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from ...

And Alexander Hamilton understood that putting down this rebellion was critical to ... advocated the use of military force; President George Washington instead put state militias on the ready ...