Shays' Rebellion

Shays' Rebellion

The event which proved to the nation that they needed to change the Articles of Confederation.

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What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?

• A strong national government

• A stronger militia

• A common currency (form of money)

• The ability to sign peace treaties

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One result of Shays' Rebellion was the realization that the federal government needed more control over the states

• true

• false

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

• They decided Massachusetts couldn't be a state anymore

• They allowed all the states to become independent countries

• They met in Philadelphia to fix the Articles of Confederation

• They switched to a French model of government

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

• That it was too similar to the British system

• That it was too weak to succeed

• That it was strong and resilient

• That it was a successful model of government

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How was the rebellion eventually stopped?

• Other states sent in militias to stop the rebellion in Massachusetts

• The French stepped in on the side of the US to stop the rebellion

• Shays and his men got tired and gave up

• The president ordered the US military to Massachusetts to stop rebellion

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Why didn't the Articles of Confederation stop the rebellion sooner?

• They were afraid of the militia and didn't want to make it worse

• The militia was too well trained and had the support for the French military

• They didn't have a military or the authority to stop it

• They didn't want it to end, they supported what Shays and is men were doing

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Who was Daniel Shays?

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

• A tax collector from Massachusetts who had to go and collect money from the poor

• He was the Governor of Massachusetts at the time of a huge rebellion by farmers

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What is one reason the farmers in Massachusetts could not afford to pay the taxes on their farms?

• There was a drought that ruined their crops

• Most were soldiers who'd never been paid of their service

• People were not interested in buying the crops they were selling

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Why were farmers in Massachusetts so upset in 1786 and 1787?

• 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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How could the national government get money under the Articles of Confederation?

• By taxing citizens

• By trading with Native Americans

• By asking states for donations

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

• They weren't allowed to keep their weapons

• They weren't given much credit for their win

• They did not believe the war ended fairly

• They didn't get paid for their service

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One of the biggest problems facing the US after the Revolution was...

• George Washington's retirement

• The huge amount of debt the country had

• The British dragging their feet to sign the Treaty of Paris

• The number of people still loyal to the king

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The national government under the Articles of Confederation...

• Was very strong

• Was very weak