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WorksheetsShays Rebellion Reading Check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
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
