Articles of Confederation/Shays Rebellion

What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?

• Constitution
• Treaty of Paris
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation

Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.

• strong state government

• weak government

• strong central government (Congress)

• legslature

Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation?

• Federal Government
• State Governments
• Individual people
• States with larger populations

One major problem with the Articles of Confederation is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money.

• tax
• ask
• demand
• force

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress couldn't collect taxes

• Weak central government

• Provided for no common currency

• All of the these

What happened as a result of Shays' Rebellion?

• A national army was immediately created through a unanimous vote in Congress.

• The Constitutional Convention meeting was called to discuss the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

• Massachusetts changed its laws so that farmers would not have their land seized.

• Revolutionary War veterans were finally paid for their service.

Under the Articles of Confederation, it was believed that power should be...

• given only to Congress

• given mostly to states

• shared between three branches of government

• given to a king

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

• courthouses

• legislatures

• shops & businesses

• citizens

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

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