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George Washington pt 2

George Washington pt 2

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Social Studies, History

8th Grade

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Merv Knieriem

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Multiple Choice

One of the biggest problems facing the US after the Revolution was...

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George Washington's retirement

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The huge amount of debt the country had

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The British dragging their feet to sign the Treaty of Paris

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The number of people still loyal to the king

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Multiple Choice

Many veterans (soldiers who fought in the Revolution) were angry because...

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They weren't allowed to keep their weapons

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They weren't given much credit for their win

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They did not believe the war ended fairly

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They didn't get paid for their service

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Multiple Choice

Were states interested in giving donations to the national government to help pay off debt?

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Yes

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No

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Multiple Choice

Why were farmers in Massachusetts so upset in 1786 and 1787?

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The US was getting ready to go to war with France and they'd have to be soldiers again

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The national government kept raising taxes on farmers to pay off the war debt

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They were losing their farms because they could not afford the taxes on them

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No one would buy their crops because they were over priced

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Multiple Choice

Who was Daniel Shays?

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A former soldier and farmer who was worried about losing his farm, so he started a rebellion

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A tax collector from Massachusetts who had to go and collect money from the poor

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He was the Governor of Massachusetts at the time of a huge rebellion by farmers

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