Articles of Confederation and Shay's Rebellion

Shay's Rebellion convinced many that the new nation needed a unified (single) currency.

• True

• False

The leader of the Massachusetts farmers protesting increased taxes was (a)   .

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

Who emerged as a leader of this farmer rebellion?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• Daniel Shays

Under what governing document was the Northwest Ordinance created?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Ohio State Constitution

• The United States Constitution

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

What was one of the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation highlighted by Shays' Rebellion?

• Lack of a national army to suppress uprisings

• Inability to regulate interstate commerce

• Lack of a national judiciary

• Inability to declare war

How did Shays' Rebellion influence the movement towards a stronger federal government?

• It led to the immediate drafting of the Bill of Rights

• It highlighted the need for a stronger central government to maintain order

• It resulted in the immediate abolition of state taxes

• It caused the dissolution of the Continental Congress

Which of the following was a direct consequence of Shays' Rebellion?

• The drafting of the U.S. Constitution

• The end of the Revolutionary War

• The signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The Louisiana Purchase