Table of Contents
- 1 What changes did Shays rebellion make?
- 2 How was Shay’s rebellion stopped?
- 3 How did the events of Shays Rebellion inspire the change in the US government?
- 4 How did the Massachusetts government respond?
- 5 Had Shays rebellion succeeded as a popular uprising what effect might it have had on the fledgling American republic?
- 6 What were the effects of Shays rebellion in the lead up to the Constitutional Convention quizlet?
What changes did Shays rebellion make?
Although plans for a Constitutional Convention were already under way, the uprising in Massachusetts led to further calls for a stronger national government and influenced the ensuing debate in Philadelphia that led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution in the summer of 1787.
How was Shay’s rebellion stopped?
By the summer of 1787, many participants in the rebellion received pardons from newly-elected Governor John Hancock. The new legislature placed a moratorium on debts and cut taxes, easing the economic burden the rebels were struggling to overcome. Shays was pardoned the following year.
Was it possible for the Confederation Congress or the state of Massachusetts to prevent the rebellion explain your answer?
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had extremely limited powers. It did not have the authority to fund troops to suppress the rebellion, nor was it empowered to regulate commerce and thereby mitigate the economic hardships of rural workers.
What led to Shay’s rebellion and what was the outcome?
WHAT CAUSED SHAYS’ REBELLION? The farmers who fought in the Revolutionary War had received little compensation, and by the 1780s many were struggling to make ends meet. Businesses in Boston and elsewhere demanded immediate payment for goods that farmers had previously bought on credit and often paid off through barter.
How did the events of Shays Rebellion inspire the change in the US government?
The uprising was one of the major influences in the calling of a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The tax protest demonstrated that the federal government, under the Articles of Confederation, couldn’t effectively put down an internal rebellion.
How did the Massachusetts government respond?
Unlike many other state legislatures in the 1780s, the Massachusetts government didn’t respond to the economic crisis by passing pro-debtor laws (like forgiving debt and printing more paper money). As a result local sheriffs seized many farms and some farmers who couldn’t pay their debts were put in prison.
What event surrounding Shays’s Rebellion occurred first?
What event surrounding Shays’s Rebellion occurred first? Massachusetts taxed land to pay its Revolutionary War debts.
What were the effects of Shays Rebellion in the lead up to the constitutional convention?
-Shays’s Rebellion demonstrated that the national government was too weak to respond to a crisis, leading to the Philadelphia Convention. -Shays’s Rebellion encouraged Congress to adopt the Annapolis resolution and commit to revising the Articles of Confederation in Philadelphia.
Had Shays rebellion succeeded as a popular uprising what effect might it have had on the fledgling American republic?
The main effect that it had on our country was that it caused the calling of the Constitutional Convention. The men who attended this convention wrote the US Constitution. Thus, Shays’ Rebellion led rather directly to the writing of the Constitution.
What were the effects of Shays rebellion in the lead up to the Constitutional Convention quizlet?
Shays’s Rebellion demonstrated that the national government was too weak to respond to a crisis, which lead to the Philadelphia Convention. Shays’s Rebellion encouraged Congress to adopt the Annapolis resolution and commit to revising the Articles of Confederation in Philadelphia.