solid historical reasons to support their views. An advocate of a strong‚ national government‚ such as James Madison‚ could point to the mob riots of economically distressed farmers and the frightening military uprising lead by Daniel Shay‚ known as Shay’s Rebellion. Shay and his militant sympathizers threatened the authority of State of Massachusetts‚ which could have led to civil chaos. This uprising underscored the need for a comprehensive‚ national constitution. Later‚ the French Revolution’s mobs
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DBQ: Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation are considered to have created a highly controversial period in American history. Ironically‚ these articles also provided a steady form of government for many years after the revolutionary war. For many economic‚ political‚ and social reasons the Articles of Confederation were an ineffective form of government for the United States. Economically‚ the United States was struggling to stay above water. After the war inflation was
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On July 4th 1776‚ the declaration of independence was adopted‚ this letter called for separation between Great Britain and the colonies. Britain began to abuse their power over the colonies by establishing extreme amounts of taxes and acts. They established the Stamp Act‚ Sugar Act and Townshend Act. The Stamp Act consisted of taxing civilians for paper‚ documents and game cards. The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and any imports other than from Great Britain. The townshend act was tax on tea‚ glass
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help Americas big debt. Doc A (Letter from the Rhode Island Assembly to Congress) under the articles of Confederation the central government could not levy taxes because to need unanimous votes and Rhode Island objected so the bill did not pass. The Shays Rebellion was also due to the
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1. How did Shay’s Rebellion highlight the ineffectiveness of the Articles of Confederation? In the late 1786 and early 1787‚ while facing seizure of their land‚ debt-ridden farmers led by Daniel Shays‚ a veteran of the War of Independence closed the courts in Massachusetts. These famers were in desperate need of assistance to pay off their debts; however‚ Governor James Bowdoin had no compassion and dispatched an army. Events such as‚ the Shay’s Rebellion convinced American’s that the national
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Creating of the constitution In creating the Constitution‚ the states had several different reactions‚ including a rather defensive reaction‚ but also an understanding reaction. As a document that provided the laws of the land and the rights of its people. It directs its attention to the many problems in this country; it offered quite a challenge because the document lent itself to several views and interpretations‚ depending upon the individual reading it. It is clear that the founders’ perspectives
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UNIT 2 HOMEWORK/REVIEW ASSIGNMENT TERMS AND QUESTIONS CH. 4-6 DIRECTIONS: In your notebook‚ identify the terms and answer the questions for each chapter. Make sure to number correctly and use specific details. This will be due the day of your Unit Multiple Choice Test on the chapters. Growth and Crisis in Colonial Society-Ch. 4 1. Paxton Boys 2. Regulator Movement 3. Johnathan Edwards 4. George Whitefield 5. Pontiac’s Rebellion 6. Edward Braddock 7. James Wolfe 8. William Pitt
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Dumb and Dumber‚ 1994 Written and directed by the Farrelly brothers‚ Dumb and Dumber is a comedy movie starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. They star as two men named Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne. Dumb and Dumber is the story of their struggle‚ and the decision to travel to Aspen‚ Colorado from Providence Rhode Island. Lloyd and Harry are two good friends‚ but unfortunately they are dimwitted and struggle with life. Lloyd is a limo driver‚ who drives a woman named Mary Swanson to the airport
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Going Home Again Driving past the large rectangular sign proclaiming Welcome to Shea Town‚ Home of the Wolverines‚ Population 9‚325‚ my heart-inured to most everything-bumped in my chest. I began to sweat‚ despite the early-November chill that penetrated my shirt and sweater I was wearing. I could not believe how many different emotions where going through me. Going home again after 15 years was not going to be as easy as I had thought. In just one glimpse‚ all my emotions where pulsing through
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arms‚ various circumstances have induced them thereto.…That virtue which truly characterizes the citizens of a republican government hath hitherto marked our plans with a degree of innocence‚ and we wish and trust it will still be the case.” Daniel Shays (1747–1825) (Reply to Gen. Benjamin Lincoln’s demand for surrender‚ 1787) 2. Was the United States in a crisis under the Articles of Confederation‚ or was the “crisis” exaggerated by the Federalists to justify their movement? 3. Why was the
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