Articles of Confederation and Shays' Rebellion

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What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?

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Articles of Confederation

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Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

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strong central government

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Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation? Options: Federal Government, State Governments, Individual people, States with larger populations

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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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Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress couldn't collect taxes, Weak central government, Provided for no common currency, All of the these

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All of the these

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Did Thomas Jefferson write that "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants"?

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True

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

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Poor farmers were being taxed heavily by the state government.

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Thomas Jefferson was in favor of having a strong central government for civil liberty.

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True

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When Massachusetts raised taxes, it affect which of the following group the most? Native Americans, The British, Merchants, artisans, and creditors, Poor farmers

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Poor farmers

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What happened as a result of Shays' Rebellion?

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The Constitutional Convention meeting was called to discuss the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.