Articles of Confederation & Shays' Rebellion

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Fear of monarchy led to a weak Articles of Confederation.

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True

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Under the Articles of Confederation, states had to follow federal laws/treaties.

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False

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Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

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State Governments

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One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

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tax

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government consisted of:

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a Legislature (Congress)

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In order to amend (revise) the Articles of Confederation, how many out of 13 states were needed to approve?

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13

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Why was Daniel Shays, a veteran and Massachusetts farmer, frustrated and angry?

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Poor farmers' land was being taxed heavily by Massachusetts lawmakers

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Who wrote, "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants"?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Whose warning is this? "If government shrinks, or is unable to enforce its laws,...anarchy and confusion will prevail—and everything will turn topsy turvy in that State....”

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George Washington

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Whose perspective is this? “Ignorant, restless desperadoes (desperate people), without conscience or principles, have led a deluded multitude to follow their standard, under pretense of grievances which have no existence but in their imaginations." Options:

Abigail Adams

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Thomas Jefferson

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George Washington

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Abigail Adams