Washington's suppression of the ______ helped establish the supremacy of federal law and the power of the federal government to levy and collect taxes.

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The Whiskey Rebellion was a 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania by farmers who opposed a federal tax on whiskey. President George Washington sent in federal troops to suppress the rebellion, which helped establish the supremacy of federal law over state law and the power of the federal government to enforce taxes.

Washington's Suppression of the ______ Helped Establish the Supremacy of Federal