Why Is Shay's Rebellion Considered A Post Rebellion America

Rebellion in a Post Rebellion America.
When the founding fathers of America drafted the declaration of independence, they did so with the understanding that they were creating a system of government the world had never seen before. They created a nation where the common man, with enough virtue and conviction, has the ability to rise up and take control of their government. The United States was founded on the ideals of revolutionaries, and to this day still holds those ideals in high regard.
Today, many doubt the utility of civil insurrection. Between challenging the might of the federal military and an established political system that represents liberty, rebellion seems to be entirely counterproductive under a constitutional America. However,
Some, like John Adams, would insist that the Whiskey Rebellion was a terrorist action, posing little but danger for the US (pol of ins). George Washington on the other hand, would recognize that there were social pressures at work driving these small insurrections. He viewed the events of the Shay’s Rebellion, a conflict that occurred three years prior to the Whiskey Insurrection, as a sign that America would need a more powerful and capable government in order to properly establish a lasting harmony (Want a Rev). Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, viewed such uprisings as an inevitability. In his own consideration of the Shay’s Rebellion, he gave one of his most famous quotes: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants" (pol of ins). He recognized that these revolts were not going to go away, but rather that this was a demonstration of the will of the people, and that the government would ultimately be the side that needed to bend. The excise tax on whiskey would ultimately not survive his presidency and was abolished in 1801 under his leadership
His own vision of the future of the nation aligned with the Pennsylvania farmers and the events of the Whiskey Rebellion played a significant role in solidifying support for the first Republican party, a force of opposition against the Federalist party led by Washington and his treasurer, Alexander Hamilton (Rye). He believed the display of power by the president to put an end to the conflict was undemocratic and saw that the citizens needed representatives who shared their ideals. The rebellion should be considered a success in this regard, as it created a political outlet for the frustrations of the unrepresented. If not for the rebellion, it’s likely that the balance of political power would have taken far longer to shift. The Federalist party also recognized an opportunity in the whiskey insurrection, specifically as a chance to cement the power of the new federal government. Enforcement of the law, not only the collection of the excise tax but a demonstration of the ability of the government’s ability to raise and deploy a militia force against insurrection, drove Washington’s response to the conflict (Procl). He felt that these frontier rebellions challenged the Constitution, and by extension the will of the people that it represented. His opinion reflected that of the federalists; that while these rebels were making a claim for their