Question
What Shay’s rebellion in 1787 was in response to what?
Expansion of territories
The northwest Ordinance
Seizure of farms
Increased taxes
Expansion of territories
The northwest Ordinance
Seizure of farms
Increased taxes
Answers
GPT-4 Turbo
Shays' Rebellion in 1786-1787 was primarily a response to the economic hardships facing many post-Revolutionary War farmers, including high taxes, crushing debts, and the threat of property foreclosures. There was widespread discontent among rural farmers and other citizens due to the economic policies of the state and the inability of the government under the Articles of Confederation to effectively address their concerns.
The immediate cause that triggered the rebellion was the seizure of farms from indebted farmers who were unable to pay their taxes and debts. As a result, many farmers in Western Massachusetts, under the informal leadership of Daniel Shays, a veteran of the Continental Army, took up arms against the state government to prevent courts from foreclosing on their debts. They sought debt relief and an end to what they saw as unjust economic policies.
The issues surrounding expansion of territories and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 were not direct causes of Shays' Rebellion. The Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory and outlined the process for admitting a new state to the union from this territory, setting a precedent for orderly expansion and settlement. However, the grievances of the rebels in Shays' Rebellion were more closely related to local economic issues in Massachusetts and general weaknesses in the government under the Articles of Confederation, rather than to the specifics of territorial expansion.
Shays' Rebellion was significant in that it highlighted the weaknesses in the federal government under the Articles of Confederation and increased calls for a stronger central government, leading to the Constitutional Convention and ultimately the drafting of the United States Constitution.
The immediate cause that triggered the rebellion was the seizure of farms from indebted farmers who were unable to pay their taxes and debts. As a result, many farmers in Western Massachusetts, under the informal leadership of Daniel Shays, a veteran of the Continental Army, took up arms against the state government to prevent courts from foreclosing on their debts. They sought debt relief and an end to what they saw as unjust economic policies.
The issues surrounding expansion of territories and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 were not direct causes of Shays' Rebellion. The Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory and outlined the process for admitting a new state to the union from this territory, setting a precedent for orderly expansion and settlement. However, the grievances of the rebels in Shays' Rebellion were more closely related to local economic issues in Massachusetts and general weaknesses in the government under the Articles of Confederation, rather than to the specifics of territorial expansion.
Shays' Rebellion was significant in that it highlighted the weaknesses in the federal government under the Articles of Confederation and increased calls for a stronger central government, leading to the Constitutional Convention and ultimately the drafting of the United States Constitution.