What Was the Significance of the Whiskey Rebellion

question 83

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Whiskey Rebellion?

• A) The new republic was not as unified as leaders hoped; there were serious regional and class tensions.
• B) Washington's response to protesters sent a clear message that dissent could be expressed only through the constitutional system of laws and elections, not through armed rebellion.
• C) It marked the first challenge to federal authority.
• D) None of these choices
• E) All of these choices

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