What Did the Whiskey Rebellion Demonstrate

question 26

Multiple Choice

What did the Whiskey Rebellion demonstrate?

• A) that Americans faced a serious challenge from alcoholism.
• B) that the young government had still not become strong enough to enforce its laws.
• C) that dissent could be expressed only through the constitutional system of laws and elections, not through armed rebellion.
• D) that sectionalism was stronger than nationalism.
• E) that the new nation was about to pull itself apart.

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