The whiskey rebellionFArmers refused to pay the tax on whiskey, so they attacked the revenue collectors. Washington responded to this by sending 15000 militia men under the authority of Hamilton. This caused the whiskey rebellion to collapse with zero bloodshed. This caused applause for Washington, but also some hatred for the military. Washington's farewell address1796 George Washington resigned from his presidency. This caused a precedent of having only 2 terms as a president. It also set a standard for how the US should operate; don't get involved in PERMANENT ALLIANCES, stay out of foreign affairs, don't form political parties.

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