As a result, the representatives of the states had split themselves into two separate parties, the Federalists led by Alexander Hamilton and the Republicans led by Thomas Jefferson. National, as well as international affairs estranged Americans from each other and created an unanticipated political party system, which thoroughly tested the capability and adequacy of the Constitution.
Domestic troubles inevitably followed the creation of a new government and in 1794, disgruntled Pennsylvania farmers united together to oppose the federal imposition of a whiskey tax. The Whiskey Rebellion raised questions as to how the government would deal with opposition. Alienating many agriculture-based citizens, Washington firmly terminated the rebellion a
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Political Policies in 1790
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Foreign Media Affairs
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American Politics in the 1770s
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AP American History DBQ: Articles of Confederation
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Domestic troubles inevitably followed the creation of a new government and in 1794, disgruntled Pennsylvania farmers united together to oppose the federal imposition of a whiskey tax. The Whiskey Rebellion raised questions as to how the government would deal with opposition. Alienating many agriculture-based citizens, Washington firmly terminated the rebellion and thus, established the power of the federal government to enforce its laws as well as the president's right to utilize state militias. Four years later, in 1798, the Federalist controlled Congress passed and put into law the Alien and Sedition Act. It was designed to repress opposition and flagrantly violated constitutional rights of the people. The issue divided Americans and led Jefferson
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