
Shays' Rebellion
Authored by Christopher Scaduto
Social Studies
7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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