Why he should
-to show that the government is not weak
-to highlight the first time in the new government that troops are used to help regain control and settle people down
-the whiskey rebellion was one of the first major tests of the authority of the government and it was important to show the authority.
-it helped to calm the people down, and stop the violence after
Why he shouldn’t
-the people rebelled against the British because of taxation and as well troops coming into them, so it could start more things
-you want to listen to the people, so you don’t get overthrown/ start a new revolution
-even though money was needed for taxes and paying off debts, the target on whiskey was a mistake that impacted small farmers
-even though Washington used the troops to show authority of the new government, many will argue that he should have not used them that soon after being a new country and new form of government. As this could cause more divide between the people and the two parties that were already starting.
-the two parties being the federalists, and the democratic republicans.
