Articles of Confederation/ Shays Rebellion - Ss - 9/19/19 - Period 3 - Sherene Al-Salimi

Shays Rebellion was how long?

1786-1787 (1 year) august; western mass

How many years did the United States function under the Articles of Confederation?

7 years

Explain why the Continental Congress had difficulty passing laws under the Articles.

9 out of the 13 states were required to pass a law instead of a simple majority like 7/13.

Explain why the Continental Congress did not create an executive branch under the Articles.

Afraid of a president behaving like a king.

When did Samuel Adams vow to stay out of politics?

After the American Revolution

What did Knox do?

After the war knox wrote letters to washington encouraging him to return to public life to create a better government.

Why was it very difficult to add an amendment to the Articles of Confederation?

Amendments had to be approved by all 13 states.

At what point did shay and his supporters decides to take action?

At first Daniel Shays and his supporters were speaking out against the state government's policies, but they were just ignored so they then decided to take action

What form of trading did many people resort to because of their distrust of state currencies?

Bartering

What type of disputes between the states could not be resolved without a judicial branch?

Boundary disputes.

How did Britain violate the Treaty of Paris as a result of the national government not having a permanent army?

Britain violated the Treaty of Paris by keeping troops in the Ohio River valley.

Explain why the people did not want the Continental Congress to have the power to create a permanent army.

Citizens feared that a national army might behave like Britain did.

Where did Shays meet frequently with his supporters to talk about self government and rebellion?

Conkey's Tavern

Who led the rebellion that showed how the Articles of Confederation were weak?

Daniel Shay

What do you call the debt a government owes to its citizens?

Domestic is the debt a government owes to its citizens.

By 1786 America was in?

Economic collapse, no way to pay debts. Debt was running rapid, and businesses were closing.

Which two branches of the federal government today did not exist under the Articles of Confederation?

Executive and Judicial branch

Shay's Rebellion was a cause of what? (1786-1787)

Farmers angered about being taxed too much

To what three countries did the government owe a lot of its foreign debt?

France , Spain, Holland

What did Samuel Adams to first when he approached this problem between the westerners and the easties?

He called for an end to the county convention

What did Samuel Adams run for, and did he win?

He ran for state senate, and he won later elected Senate President

What were Samuel Adams views on county conventions?

He thinks they are useless and dangerous.

What did Daniel Shays sell in order to feed his family?

His most cherished belonging being the sword he received for the Marquis de Lafayette. Fortunately he still had one sword left being the Cutlass he used in the Battle of Bunker Hill

Where did the people who couldn't pay debts end?

In prison

When did Shays begin to muster and train an army?

In the late fall (august) of 1786

Boston was both the center of what?

Industry and major port

The national government had no money to invest in the building of roads, bridges, canals, or ports to help the economy run smoother. What term describes these things that help a country function?

Infrastructure helps a country function.

Was it a surprise that the people of western mass did this?

It did not come as a surprise because there had been protests before. There was a lot of evidence and suggestions that the people in the west were unhappy. Instead of approaching the problem that the westerners were unhappy the raised the taxes and ignored them.

Why were many people opposed to the central government being given this power?

Many people were opposed to the central government being given this power because they did not want to be like Britain, and they wanted equal power.

Why did large states like Virginia and New York feel like they weren't fairly represented in the Continental Congress?

No matter how many people lived in your state, you got one vote no matter what.

What could the national government not do to help protect American businesses against cheaper British goods?

No power to put a tariff on British imports which would make them more expensive than American goods.

What was one way you could be able to vote?

Own land, proved you're an independent man

Why were people reluctant to accept another state's currency?

People from different states were reluctant to accept each others currency because they don't trust it's value. Cause a reduction in trade.

What did Samuel Adams pass?

Samuel Adams passed a Militia Act that stated if you were in the militia and you rebelled against the government/stopped a court you could be put to death. Take anybody and imprison them at will. Pass a riot act, if more than 12 people got together for any purpose and they are talking about the government in a negative way then they could jail them, take away their properties, and tried for treason ; pushed farmers to the final stage of rebellion

What was the name of the rebellion against the Massachusetts state government led by farmers in western Massachusetts that convinced most Americans of the need for a stronger central government?

Shay's Rebellion

What happened with Shays in September?

Shays led a group of 600 men to shut down the court in Springfield.

Did Shays men continue attack, and if so where?

Shays men continued attacking for months, and closed courts in Northampton, Concord, and Worcester

To what three groups of citizens did the government owe a lot of money?

Soldiers, Farmers, Merchants

What did Spain do to American farmers' shipments through the city of New Orleans as punishment for the U.S. not paying its debts?

Spain taxed American ships going through new orleans as punishment for the US not paying its debts.

What two things were the people afraid of a powerful central government possibly ignoring and abusing?

States rights and human rights

Who did the Continental Congress depend on donations from to help pay its debts?

The Continental Congress depended on donations from the states to help pay its debts.

Why did the Continental Congress not give the national government a lot of power in the Articles of Confederation?

The Continental Congress did not give the national government a lot of power in the Articles of Confederation was because the people were afraid the new American government could become tyrannical like Britain had become.

What economic power did the Continental Congress lack which prevented it from paying the government's debts?

The Continental Congress lacked in taxes which prevented it from paying the government's debts.

Who were the students of Samuel Adams?

The farmers in western and central mass.

How is the state government doing financially with their over debt situtation?

The state governments steadily on the verge of bankruptcy and had instituted the policy of heavy taxation

Why did Samuel Adams come back into politics?

The temptation was too strong, and he had a lot to say.

What did the westerns tried to seek?

The westerners tried to seek justice legally, but they were just ignored.

What was a result of Shays not being able to pay his debts?

Threat if imprisonment, crushing poverty, and the loss of his farm

Who lived in Boston?

Wealthy lawyers, merchants, and property owners

Is a reaction always expected when rights are attacked by people in power?

Yes

Daniel Shays

a farmer and former soldier who fought at Bunker Hill and was one of several leaders of the insurrection.

What were courts doing to farmers who could't pay the taxes?

foreclosing on the farms of those who could not pay the taxes and place them in debtors jail

what was daniel shays afraid of/encouraged and motivated to lead a rebellion?

loose his land, crops, and not being able to support his family

What happened as the news reached Boston? (shays men doing the damage)

many wealthy businessmen became distraught with the growing rebellion, Samuel Adams decided to speak out

Why was the US in large debt?

money for war ; the people didn't have a commercial bank and had to borrow from each other

what was available near eastern mass?

sea, commerce, business

What did Samuel Adams think of a man who rebelled against the laws of the republic?

suffer death, his reaction was intemperate

What did Shays convince the fellow farmers?

that there has to be change

What was September 29, 1786?

the day Shays led his army of 1000 men to Springfield at a courthouse ; muskets, guns, clubs, convenient. Militia was at the courthouse, and the mob threatened them

Where is the political elite that governed mass?

the most part centered in eastern mass.

Who didn't like the courts?

the shaysites ( shays supporters) did not like the courts

What was the underlying problem with the Articles of Confederation?

the states had too much power.

Why couldn't the federal government support Massachusetts actions? (help with the rebellion)

they weren't powerful enough (no political power)

Why were conventions held in the summer of 1786 in western Massachusetts?

to determine a list of demands that were going to be delivered to state government leaders in boston

What were one of the shaysites means?

to shut down the courts by any means necessary. as long as the courts were shut down none of the western farmers could be sent to jail, first major victory for shays and his men

is there a cultural, economic, and geographic gap between eastern and western mass?

yes