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it helped them. Shays’ rebellion demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation‚ and also revealed how the articles denied Americans the freedom they were promised in fighting and winning against the British. Through the unfair taxation of American farmers‚ laborers‚ and small business owners‚ middle and lower class Americans were becoming just as unfree as they were before the war. From this dissent with Boston tax collectors about the fairness of the taxation‚ Shay and fellow Americans
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Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America Chapter Summaries Chapter 1: “Massacre at Mystic” May 26‚ 1637 was a fateful day in the history of America. The actions of Major John Mason and his Puritan men set a precedent for the next two hundred years of European and Indian relations. On that clear May night near the Mystic River of New England‚ hundreds of Pequot Indians were killed by the Europeans and their allies‚ most of the victims being the elderly‚ women‚ and children. This massacre was
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and foreign problems very well during the time of his presidency. Whenever there was a problem Washington had a good way of finding solution for whatever problem was presented to him. The neutrality proclamation was a very big one‚ as was the whiskey rebellion. During the time Washington was in office‚ many great plans and treaties were developed and put into use. The thing that tested Washington the most was the war with Europe and he handled it very well. Despite the fact that we were allies with
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Comic Outline/Storyboard Block 1-Shay’s Rebellion The first block shows people fighting in court due to Shay’s Rebellion. Shay’s Rebellion brought debates over the constitution. People were fighting about Shay’s Rebellion because they were unhappy. They were unhappy because they believed they were not getting the freedoms they deserved. Shay’s Rebellion got its name after a guy named Daniel Shay. He was a farmer who refused to pay taxes on his land because he believed he should not have to. So‚ when
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Unit 3‚ #1 Name ____________________________ Date ________________ Pd ________ America’s First National Government—The Articles of Confederation II. The Articles of Confederation A. When Americans declared ___________________________ in 1776‚ they needed to form a new ___________________________: 1. They wanted to form a __________________________ where citizens ________________ for elected leaders to represent them 2. They wanted to __________________ citizens
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General George Washington had nearly 3 years of retirement by 1776 and expected he had been removed from the public for good. However‚ when news came about of a rebellion in Massachusetts‚ Washington became worried. Desperate for news on the event‚ he depended largely on information from old friends such as General Henry Knox and General Benjamin Lincoln. “But for God’s sake tell me what is the cause of all these commotions: do they proceed from licentiousness‚ British-influence disseminated by
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federal government‚ but with separation of powers‚ and checks and balances. Socially‚ life improved for African-Americans‚ remained the same for women‚ and became harsher for Native Americans. Economically‚ America endured a recession that led to Shays’ Rebellion and America to focus on economic self-sufficiency particularly farming. Thus‚ the American Revolution can be said to have fundamentally changed American society. Before the Revolution‚ the colonists were ruled by a constitutional monarchy in
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during the Critical Period was Shays’ Rebellion. The leader of the rebellion was a farmer by the name of Daniel Shays. He and many other farmers were victims of high debt as they were trying to start new farms in Western Massachusetts. The rebels wanted the Massachusetts government to pass a law that would forgive any debts that they had and print more paper money that would help debt stay down. In response to the rebellion‚ Thomas Jefferson stated that “a little rebellion now and then is a good thing”
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When the U.S. constitution was made it there was a long debate over the ratification of the constitution. There were two sides in the debate‚ the Federalists‚ who were supporter of the new constitution‚ and were better‚ organized than their opponents‚ and the Federalists had the support of the most respected men in America‚ George Washington‚ and Benjamin Franklin. The other side of the debate was the Antifederalists‚ who opposed ratification; although they weren’t as organized as the Federalists
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