Shays Rebellion Reading Check

Where was the crisis of the 1780s most intense?

• Rural Georgia

• Central Virginia

• Maryland

• central and western Massachusetts

How did the Massachusetts state government make the crisis worse?

• They executed debtors

• They didn't pass pro-debtor laws

• They printed excessive paper money

• They sold off Native land to other states

What was Shays Rebellion?

• the first major armed rebellion in the post-Revolutionary United States

• The last colonial revolt against the British

• A nonviolent protest against the Massachusetts state government

• A revolt of merchants who thought federal taxes were too high

Where did the Shaysites learn to protest in this manner?

• French Revolution

• French and Indian War

• American Revolution

• Seven Years War

How did Governor Bowdoin react to Shays Rebellion?

• He organized a military force to confront the rebels

• He had all of the rebels arrested

• He had all of the rebels executed

• He allowed the rebels to take control over the government

How did Shays Rebellion end?

• The rebels defeated the state army

• George Washington's army crushed the revolt

• A volunteer federal militia defeated the rebels

• Massachusetts State forces crushed the movement

Where else did similar anti-government protests occur?

• Virginia and the Carolinas

• Maine, Connecticut and New York

• Georgia and Tennessee

• Maryland and Delaware

Why did Governor Bowdoin lose his next election?

• The people wanted pro-debtor laws

• The people still resented high taxes

• The economic situation hadn't improved

• All choices are correct

What did Shays rebellion demonstrate?

• the weakness of state governments

• the extreme weakness of the national government

• the power of the Articles of Confederation

• the power of rebel groups

What did national leaders feel compelled to do after Shays Rebellion?

• Strengthen state governments

• Strengthen local governments

• Increase taxes to fund a national military

• Change or abolish the Articles of Confederation