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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and Shay's Rebellion: A Study in American Unrest

Explore how the inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation led to unrest in America, focusing on economic challenges and the impact of Shay's Rebellion. Understand the importance of a stronger central government in addressing the nation's growing issues. Develop a comprehensive understanding through a detailed analysis of the period.

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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and Shay's Rebellion: A Study in American Unrest

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  1. Bell-work 12/6/13 List as many weaknesses of the AOC as you can w/out referencing your INB EQ: How did the AOC led to unrest in America? TSWBAT identify growing issues in America

  2. Objective: • Students will be able to identify the growing issues in the colonial economy, foreign affairs, and in Shay's rebellion as evidenced by completed thinking map with 80% accuracy • Where does today’s objective fit into our unit learning objective? • D • What is the difference in complexity between levels 2 and 3 today? • What can you do to get to mastery level? • TOC: Page53: Shay’s Rebellion

  3. 1. Growing Problems • The United States faced growing problems during the 1780s. • Many Americans believed that the Articles did not give the government enough power to solve the current problems of the US.

  4. 2. Economic Problems • Under the Articles, each state had its own trade policy. • Each state set taxes on goods brought in from other states • This discouraged trade among the states • In addition, each state was printing its own different money, making trade even more difficult • The central government had no power to tax and there was little to no money to run the government • The countries economic situation grew worse each year

  5. 3. Shay’s Rebellion • In the mid-1780s a severe economic depression hit the US • Business slowed, prices and wages dropped, and unemployment rose • In America there was despair and anger

  6. 3. Shay’s Rebellion • The depression hit farmers in Massachusetts especially hard. • When farmers could not pay their taxes because crop prices fell too low, the state government began seizing some farmsand selling them to get the tax money. • Angry farmers demanded that the legislature stop the farm sales. They did not. • In August of 1786, a former Revolutionary War captain named Daniel Shays led an uprising of about 1,000 Massachusetts farmers.

  7. 3. Shay’s Rebellion • The farmers tried to seize arms from the state armory, the state called in their militia. • Fighting broke out and some 150 of Shay’s men were arrested, including himself • This was the event that proved to the nation that a stronger central government was needed, meaning the Articles had to go. • **In response to this rebellion, Congress asked the states to send delegates to a convention in Philadelphia in 1778 to revise the Articles.

  8. Summary and Progress Chart • Create a multi-flow map (cause and effect) showing the causes and effects of Shay’s rebellion • Complete progress chart for objective D Shay’s Rebellion

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