Shays’ Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion took place in this U.S. state.
What is Massachusetts?
A settlement in which both sides agree to give up something to reach a deal.
What is a compromise?
This region of the U.S. depended on slavery for its agricultural economy.
What is the South?
The Articles of Confederation were the first form of government for the U.S. after this war.
What is the American Revolution?
This farmer and war veteran led a rebellion against unfair taxation in Massachusetts.
Who is Daniel Shays?
A violent uprising against a government, like the one led by farmers in Massachusetts.
What is a rebellion?
The Great Compromise resolved a debate between these two types of states.
What are large states and small states?
This region of the U.S. had more abolitionists and was moving away from slavery.
What is the North?
Under the Articles, the U.S. government could not do this, which made it hard to raise money.
What is collect taxes?
A written plan of government that outlines the highest laws and principles.
What is a constitution?
Shays' Rebellion exposed weaknesses in this first form of government in the U.S.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This plan proposed representation in Congress based on state population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
The Great Compromise was connected to this compromise, which counted enslaved people as part of the population for representation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The Articles of Confederation gave most of the power to these groups instead of the national government.
What are the states?
This compromise helped balance power between free and slave states.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
This was the main reason farmers rebelled in Shays' Rebellion.
What is debt and unfair taxation?
This plan proposed equal representation for all states in Congress.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States.
What is an abolitionist?
This event showed the weakness of the Articles and led to calls for a stronger government.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
This event in 1787 was held to revise the Articles of Confederation but instead created a new Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
Shays' Rebellion helped lead to the creation of this document, which replaced the Articles of Confederation.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
The Great Compromise combined the Virginia and New Jersey plans to create these two parts of Congress.
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Some Southern leaders argued that slavery was necessary for this type of farming.
What is plantation agriculture/cotton?
Under the Articles, Congress did not have this power, making it difficult to enforce laws.
What is the power to regulate trade?
This future U.S. president led the convention where the Great Compromise was decided.
Who is George Washington?