Historian Steven Boyd argued that the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion prompted anti-Federalist westerners to finally accept the Constitution and to seek change by voting for Republicans rather than resisting the government.
历史学家史蒂芬·博伊德认为，对威士忌酒暴乱的镇压最终促进了西部反联邦主义者对宪法的接受，通过投票支持共和党人的形式而非直接向政府抗议来寻求变革。