B) Conflict in the Northwest Territory
--in 1790 Miami chief Little Turtle defeated US forces
--1794 "Mad" Anthony Wayne defeated a large Indian force at Fallen Timbers
--Wayne signed a treaty with the Indians (Treaty of Greenville)
--lands north of the Ohio River were open for settlement
C) Whisky Rebellion (1794)
--farmers in western PA refused to pay the excise tax on whisky
--Washington called out the militia of 13,000 troops
--no citizen could challenge the authority of the federal government