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AssignmentMultiple Choice

A Weak Confederation

Question 22 • EAP-Virginia and US History A CR

What was the cause of Shays’s Rebellion in 1786?

Answer
A
There was dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation.
B
There was a land dispute between Massachusetts and New York.
C
Farmers had fallen into debt.
D
There were continuing American Indian raids.

Explanation

Many Massachusetts farmers, including Daniel Shays and his followers, had fallen into debt after the Revolutionary War. They protested taxes and court actions that could take their farms or imprison them for unpaid debts. Therefore, the correct choice is “Farmers had fallen into debt.”

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