Multiple Choice
Why was Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion considered by many an overreaction?
A) There was no organized insurrection requiring such a large mobilization of federal military power.
B) By repealing the whiskey tax, he weakened the authority of the federal government unnecessarily.
C) By hanging dozens of rebels, Washington came to be widely considered a tyrant.
D) By arming frontier Indians to put down the rebellion, he made a bad situation worse.
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