The Federal Government´s Suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion

The federal government´s suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion

A) generated new respect for federal power, but struck many as disproportionate.
B) destroyed Washington´s reputation for a time, but eventually earned him admiration.
C) emboldened the rebels in Pennsylvania to spread their movement to other states, but they found little success.
D) helped destroy the struggling federalist party, but created a new farmers´ party.
E) was so badly handled that the new government lost most of the respect it had.