Post-Revolutionary America
The Treaty of Paris was signed in this year, officially ending the American Revolutionary War.
1783
This foreign country closed its ports to American ships, hurting U.S. trade.
Britain
This leader led the uprising known as Shays's Rebellion.
Daniel Shays
This country shut down the Mississippi River to American trade in 1784.
Spain
The Articles of Confederation were created to serve as the government of the U.S. after this event.
The American Revolution
This army was disbanded shortly after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
The Continental Army
This river was blocked by Spanish officials in 1784, causing problems for American farmers and merchants.
Mississippi River
This was the main reason farmers in Massachusetts were upset, leading to Shays's Rebellion.
high taxes and heavy debt
These tariffs were imposed by Britain on U.S. merchants, driving up prices for American consumers.
high tariffs
This was the primary weakness of the Articles of Confederation, as it prevented the country from raising a new army.
lack of power to raise an army
This document, signed after the Revolutionary War, provided the structure for the government but had no way to raise a new army.
The Articles of Confederation
This economic term describes when the value of money decreases while prices for goods and services increase.
inflation
These were the consequences for the men involved in Shays’s Rebellion, although most were later freed.
death sentences or imprisonment
The British did this to U.S. merchants, making it harder for them to trade freely after the war.
force them to pay high tariffs
Under the Articles of Confederation, this branch of government was not given sufficient power to regulate interstate commerce.
The federal government
After the Revolutionary War, the U.S. had difficulty guarding against these threats.
foreign threats
The U.S. lost trade with these Caribbean islands, reducing the market for American goods.
British West Indies
Shays's Rebellion occurred in this U.S. state.
Massachusetts
One of the problems with trade relations after the Revolution was that the U.S. could no longer trade with this area.
The British West Indies
This document was designed to create a more effective government, partly in response to the problems of the Articles of Confederation.
the U.S. Constitution