President washington showed the power of the presidency during the *
a. war of 1812.
b. shays's rebellion
c. whiskey rebellion.
d. constitutional convention.

Whiskey Rebellion

Explanation:

Washington’s new government encouraged Congress to pass taxes on  liquor to help pay the states’ debt from the Revolutionary War. The tax hit the small whiskey-makers in  western settlements particularly hard because they made liquor using excess crops of grain in order to  make it easier to transport. They even used whiskey as a medium of exchange.