11/6 Art. of Conf. and Daniel Shay's

Articles of Confederation and Shay's Rebellion REVIEW

11/6

Multiple Choice

The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation was...

• creating a weak central government
• not giving enough power to the states
• too many taxes
• uniting all of the states

Articles of Confederation

• 13 states had more power than the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

• Making the Articles of Confederation Weak

Multiple Choice

Strengths

*ability to declare war

*ability to make treaties

*ability to operate post offices

This information is found in what government document ?

• the Treaty of Paris of 1783

• The Franco American Treaty

• The Articles of the Confederacy

• The Articles of Confederation

• No power to enforce laws

• no power to collect taxes

• Central government is WEAK

Multiple Choice

The 13 colonies now 13 states delegates made Articles of Confederation made a system of government strong like Great Britain.....

• TRUE

• FALSE

DANIEL Shays' Rebellion started when the government of Massachusetts decided to raise taxes instead of issuing paper money to pay off it's debts.

Multiple Choice

Who led the rebellion

• Daniel Shays

• Shay peterson

• Shay Mitchell

• Roger Sherman

Who did the taxes particularly fall the most on?

• The taxes fell most heavily on farmers, particularly poor farmers.

• Farmers found it impossible to pay their taxes as well as their mortgages(RENT) and debts.

Multiple Choice

Farmers rebelled and shut down the courts because..

• they did not want to lose their farms

• they wanted to rewrite the constitution

• N/A

• Both answer choices

Multiple Choice

What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

• A strong national government
• A stronger militia
• A common currency
• The ability to sign peace treaties

Multiple Choice

One result of the Shay rebellion was the realization that the federal government needed more control over the states

• true

• false