Shays Rebellion

where did Shay's rebellion take place?

• New York

• Massachussetts

Who was the leader of the Shay Rebellion?

• Daniel Shay

• James Shay

Who was most affected by the slow down in trade and the debt that followed?

• Farmers

• Congress

Farmers rebelled and shut down the courts because

• they did not want to lose their farms

• they wanted to rewrite the constitution

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

• true

• false

What prevented Congress from stopping the Shay Rebellion?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

How did the Shay Rebellion demonstrate the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• It revealed that the nation needed a stronger federal govt

• Proved that states needed more power

Shays' Rebellion started in Massachusetts because...

• Western MA farms were being foreclosed at a rapid pace

• the MA legislature lowered taxes to boost economic growth

• Daniel Shay's got into a fight with Samuel Adams

• the Eastern MA economy was more commercial

In order to keep farms from being foreclosed, Shays & the Shaysites surrounded local...

• courthouses

• legislatures

• shops & businesses

• citizens