Shay's Rebellion Activity

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The national government under the Articles of Confederation...

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Was very weak

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Why were farmers in Massachusetts so upset in 1786 and 1787? Options: The US was getting ready to go to war with France and they'd have to be soldiers again, The national government kept raising taxes on farmers to pay off the war debt, They were losing their farms because they could not afford the taxes on them, No one would buy their crops because they were over priced

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They were losing their farms because they could not afford the taxes on them

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Who was Daniel Shays?

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A former American Revolution soldier and a farmer who was worried about losing his farm, so he started a rebellion.

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What did Daniel Shays' and his men do?

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Took over courthouses by going in armed and refusing to leave

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What did Shays' rebellion reveal about the Articles of Confederation?

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That it was too weak to succeed

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In the fall of 1787, because of Shays' Rebellion, what did government leaders do?

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They met in Philadelphia to fix the Articles of Confederation.

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Where did Shay's Rebellion take place?

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Massachusetts

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Many veterans (soldiers who fought in the Revolution) were angry because...

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They didn't get paid for their service as soldiers in the American Revolution but were given worthless IOU's

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Farmers rebelled and shut down the courts because they did not want to lose their farms.

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they did not want to lose their farms

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What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

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A strong federal government