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WorksheetsShays' Rebellion Mod 5.2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
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
Were state governments allowed to tax citizens of their state under the Articles of Confederation?
Yes
No
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 is one reason the farmers in Massachusetts could not afford to pay the taxes on their farms?
There was a drought that ruined their crops
Most were soldiers who'd never been paid of their service
People were not interested in buying the crops they were selling
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
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
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
Trade and other business dealings between two or more states.
Interstate Commerce
Federalism
Interest Group
Checks and Balances
The part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets laws.
Judicial Review
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
The lawmaking part of government, called legislature. To legislate is to make a new law.
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Separation of Power
The part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws.
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Review
