Why was it difficult to make changes to the Articles of Confederation?

All States Had To Unanimously Agree On Any Changes

The States Did Not Allow Any Changes To Be Made To The Articles

At Least Seven Of The Thirteen States Had To Approve Any Changes

Why did the federal government pass the Land Ordinance of 1785?

The Measure and Divide New Lands

To Establish How New Lands Could Become States

Who were the " Regulators ?"

Angry Farmers And Unpaid Soldiers Who Protested At Massachusetts Courthouses

Federal Troops Sent Into Massachusetts By Congress

A Paid Militia Hired By Wealthy Business Owners

After the war, how did the poor economy in America have an impact on Daniel Shays?

He Was Forced To Sell His Family's Land To Pay His Debts

He Became Wealthy And Doubled The Size Of His Family's Land

He Moved His Family To New York, Where There Were More Jobs Available

Why were former soldiers like Daniel Shays angry with the government?

They Were Unpaid From Their Wartime Service And Were Being Forced To Sell Their Farms To Pay Taxes and Debts

The Massachusetts Government Only Accepted Payment In Paper Money And Refused To Accept Gold or Silver

Their Military Contracts Were Extended So They Could Be Sent To Attack American Indians In The West

How did Shays and his men stop judges from taking away more farms?

The Surrounded and Shut Down Court Houses

They Assassinated Judges and Their Families

They Paid Their Taxes and Debts In Gold and Silver Coins

Why was the rebellion a "wake up call" to the new federal government?

It Proved It Could Not Raise Money Or An Army To Maintain Order

It Proved The Federal Government Was Too Powerful And Taxing Citizens Too Heavily

It Proved The Rebels Could Defeat A Private Army In Open Battle

Match the following vocabulary terms from today's lesson.

The first set of rules for the U.S. government. It made the national government very weak.

A law or rule made by the government.

A square piece of land (6 miles wide) created to organize the West.

A building where weapons and ammunition are stored.

A violent fight against the government.

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In America, the central government that has power over all of the states is called the:

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In America, the central government that has power over all of the states is called the:

Why did the Articles of Confederation give limited powers to the new federal government?

Under the Articles of Confederation, states printed their own (a) and (b) other states.

True or False: Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had the power to stop border disputes between the states.

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Why did the Articles of Confederation give limited powers to the new federal government?

Under the Articles of Confederation, states printed their own​ (a) and​ (b) other states.

True or False: Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had the power to stop border disputes between the states.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, states printed their own (a) and (b) other states.