WorksheetsArticles of Confederation and Shays Rebellion
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What were the Articles of Confederation?
our first attempt at a national constitution
the Declaration of Independence
the treaty that ended the war
George Washington's plan
There was a depression after the war. What caused this?
people were sad that England left
there was a lack of jobs and trade
people had too much British money to spend
trade with France
The Articles of Confederation tried to:
establish a new kingdom in America
limit the power of the government
break apart the states
eliminate all laws and taxes
Instead of a President, the new government used ________ to make laws
a King
small committees
Ro -sham-bo
numerous daily elections
What is a Republic?
voters elect representatives to make the laws
voters decide every law on a daily basis
a king decides what is fair
a government with no rulers or taxes
What was happening to the American Farmers?
they owed too much money and lost their land
too much crops and they couldn't harvest them
there was a drought so no crops!!
they lost the war so no one would buy their crops
There was a rebellion of farmers led by:
Daniel Shays
George Washington
Larry Abernathy
Bernard Depardeaux
Who fought against the rebellious farmers?
militia
the Redcoats
the French
the national police
How many farmers joined this rebellion?
over 1,000
over 10,000
about 20
no one really knows
Who were the rebellious farmers angry with?
the government
the supermarkets
the farms
their families
What were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? (submit two answers)
too hard to pass new laws
the King was too strong
no Chief Executive
no one understood it
Where was this rebellion by farmers?
Massachusetts
Maine
California
New Jersey
New York City
