Question

...Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) public unrest would cause the people to fight back against the government.

When Washington wrote to James Madison what he meant by the impending storm was that public unrest would cause the people to fight back against the government.

From his home Mount Vermont. George Washington wrote a letter to James Madison on November 5, 1786 because Washington was worried with the present situation. He was concern with the rebellion lead by Daniel Shay in Western Massachusets. That is the reason why in a paragraph of that letter, Washington wrote to Madison about the impending storm coming, meaning that that public unrest would cause the people to fight back against the government.  

Answer 2

it would be D bc i had my teacher tell me it was.