Rebellion I
Farmers in Western PA. produced what from their wheat crop?
Whiskey and Gin
What was the first Constitution of the United States called?
The Articles of Confederation
In 1786, Daniel Shays led a rebellion in this state?
Massachusetts
What two states came up with plans for representation in 1787?
NJ and VA
President
What did the United States government pass to make farmers in Western PA angry?
Tax on distilled spirits
Under the Articles how many votes did each state have?
one
The people in this rebellion felt it was unjustified that this was passed?
Property taxes that they couldn't afford.
Where did the the Constitutional Convention meet?
Independence Hall-- Philadelphia
The Articles of Confederation could only collect about this % of taxes?
Twenty-Five percent
What did the rebels in Western PA do to the tax collector?
Burned down everything on his farm
How many states had to approve any changes to the Articles?
All Thirteen
What role did Daniel Shays have in the revolution?
He was a captain in the Continental Army
When the representation issue was agreed upon what did they call the solution?
The Great Compromise
What is the first term amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
What was the official name of the insurrection of western PA farmers called?
The Whiskey Rebellion
At the time of the Articles of Confederation each state issued their own?
Currency
Why did the rebels shut down the court in Springfield?
To stop the foreclosure of farm.
What was the agreement called when the Southern states demanded slaves be counted in the population?
The 3/5 Compromise
Name two of the territories that would become states from the Northwest territory?
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin
What did President Washington decide to do in this situation?
He sent 12,000 militia from several states to end the rebellion.
A strength of the Articles was a pathway to statehood. What was the name of the law that provided those standards?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
What did Congress realize after this rebellion?
Articles of Confederation needed to be revised.
Bicameral legislature means
Two Houses
What number state did NJ ratify the Constitution?
Third, 1787