Shays' Rebellion Mod 5.2

This was the First written Constitution of the U.S.

• Constitution

• MayFlower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independance

One problem with the Article of Confederation, was the Government needed to pay it's debts, so in order to do this it had to request money from who?

• Foreign Allies

• Britain

• France

• The States

What were 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• only one vote per state

• only one branch of government

• none of the above

• couldn't create taxes

The national government under the Articles of Confederation...

• Was very strong

• Was very weak

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

What did Daniel Shays' and his men do?

• Burned down government buildings all over Massachusetts

• Took over courthouses by going in armed and refusing to leave

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

• Challenged the US military to a battle

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

Why did they create the Constitutional Convention?

• To create the constitution and rewrite the Articles of Confederation

• To create a plan to attack Canada

• To create new taxes on foreign goods

• To create the Declaration of Independence

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

• The Federal Government

• The courts

• State governments

• The British

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