Shays Rebellion

_______ had the ability to tax citizens under the Articles of Confederation.

• The Federal Government

• The courts

• State governments

• The British

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

What did Daniel Shays' and his men do?

• Burned down government buildings all over Massachusetts

• Took over courthouses to stop the courts from meeting

• Paid Native Americans to raid the houses of the wealthy and powerful

• Challenged the US military to a battle

Why didn't the Articles of Confederation stop the rebellion sooner?

• They were afraid of the militia and didn't want to make it worse

• The militia was too well trained and had the support for the French military

• They didn't have a military or the authority to stop it

• They didn't want it to end, they supported what Shays and is men were doing

How was the rebellion eventually stopped?

• Massachusetts and the Federal Government sent in militias to stop Shays

• The French stepped in on the side of the US to stop the rebellion

• Shays and his men got tired and gave up

• The president ordered the US military to Massachusetts to stop rebellion

What did Shays' rebellion reveal about the Articles of Confederation?

• That it was too similar to the British system

• That it was too weak to succeed

• That it was strong and resilient

• That it was a successful model of government

In the fall of 1787, because of Shays' Rebellion, what did government leaders do?

• They decided Massachusetts couldn't be a state anymore

• They allowed all the states to become independent countries

• They met in Philadelphia to fix the Articles of Confederation

• They switched to a French model of government

Shays Rebellion ended at this location

• Springfield Armory

• Harpers Ferry

• Lexington

• Boston

When farmers couldn't pay their debts they would

• Lose their house/farm

• Lose their right to vote

• Be placed in a debtor's jail

• Be whipped 39 times

I was the General who defended the armory against Shays.

• George Clinton

• Ben Lincoln

• George Shepard

• Allen Shepard