The Whiskey Rebellion essentially occurred because passing of Hamilton’s proposal to tax whiskey by the House and the Senate. When Hamilton proposed that whiskey be taxed it was in effort to recover from the debt that stemmed from the Revolutionary War (American Experience, 1). Farmers in Pennsylvania were angered when they learned of the tax being imposed on their products, they rioted and Washington ended the rebellion by leading his troops to bring peace back to the nation. As Washington stated in his proclamation, “Provided always, that, whenever it may be necessary in the judgment of the President to use the military force…command such insurgents to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes within a limited time” (Washington, 2). Proving, once again, the importance of this proclamation.…