MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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Question
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Select which sentences help support Washington’s belief that Shays Rebellion was bad for the country
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____ are to be equally mourned and condemned
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I am mortified beyond expression
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Is hardly possible
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Incapable of self government
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Shays’s Rebellion exposed the weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation and led many-including George Washington-to call for strengthening the federal government in order to put down future uprisings.
Detailed explanation-2: -During Shays’ Rebellion he had a different reaction than George Washington. Where Washington reacted with fear and a call for a more centralized government, Jefferson almost embraced the rebellion.
Detailed explanation-3: -The rebels were mostly ex-Revolutionary War soldiers-turned farmers who opposed state economic policies causing poverty and property foreclosures.
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