Weaknesses of the Articles
The government under the Articles could not raise money, control trade, or keep
order
A time when jobs are hard to find and people have little money is called a ________.
economic depression
The leader of the Massachusetts rebellion was ________.
Daniel Shays's
Some Northern states began ________ emancipation.
gradual
The Constitutional Convention met in this city.
Philadelphia
By the mid-1780s, many Americans believed the Articles were ________ and needed to be fixed.
failing
Britain stopped Americans from trading with this important region.
the West Indies
Farmers wanted courts to stop taking their ________.
land
Southern economies depended on enslaved labor for crops like tobacco and ________.
rice
The plan that called for representation based on population was the ________ Plan.
Virginia
he national government could not pay soldiers or foreign nations because it lacked the power to ________.
tax
Continental dollars became almost ________.
worthless
Farmers marched toward a federal arsenal located in ________.
Springfield, Massachusetts
The freeing of enslaved people by owners is called ________.
manumission
The plan that gave each state one vote was the ________ Plan.
New Jersey
Many farmers believed the government cared more about collecting money than helping people ________.
survive
When prices rise and money loses value, it is called ________.
inflation
State soldiers fired on the rebels, and the rebellion ________.
ended
Leaders avoided fixing slavery because they chose ________ over justice.
unity (or economic stability)
The compromise that created a House and a Senate was the ________ Compromise.
Great
Shays’s Rebellion proved the government was too weak to keep ________.
order
Because food became expensive, some cities experienced violent ________.
food riots
One reason the rebellion mattered was because leaders realized a ________ national government was needed.
stronger
The failure to deal with slavery helped lead to the ________ War.
Civil
The agreement that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person was the ________ Compromise.
Three-Fifths