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Why did president George Washington consider using military forces against the protestors

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I'm not sure which protesters you are referring to.

I would assume you are talking about Shay's Rebellion, which shows that the Articles of Confederation was not strong enough to fight off "attacks" on the hone front, leading to the Constitution.
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