Lesson 40: Shay's Rebellion

After the war with England, the leaders of the colonies required higher taxes to pay off debts.
The burden of these taxes was felt mainly by farmers and poor families.

Daniel Shay, a former captain in the war, led nearly 1,200 armed farmers to stop the taxation. Massachusetts soldiers stopped the rebellion and Shay was condemned to death, though he was pardoned.

Later on some tax reliefs were made. Some people, such as Thomas Jefferson, thought that the rebellion was justified which he wrote to James Madison about.
He said that "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing."  And also, "It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government."

I agree with Jefferson because I believe rebellion is justified in the event that the government becomes corrupt and tries to take away the freedom of the people.

Lesson 39: Land Ordinances in the Old Northwest

Question: What do the maps and the "Land Ordinances of 1785" allow us to conclude concerning the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

"Settlement would be conducted in an organized manner."  The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 gave instructions on how the land would be settled in the Old Northwest.

"The Northwest Ordinance is one of the most important national documents for all the following reasons except:

It controlled settlement of the area through a federal commission."

Lesson 38: International Relations

"According to the document, what policy did Thomas Paine recommend for the United States dealing with Great Britain's restrictions on American trade within the British Empire?

"Restricting Britain's right to trade in America through regulation and taxation."

Lesson 37: Social Revolution

What similar ideas served as a motivation for both Thomas Jefferson's  establishment  of the "Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom" and George Mason's articulation of the "Bill of Rights?

God made all men free so they should be free to exercise that freedom.

Lesson 36: Forming a Confederation

"All of the following components of the Articles of Confederation influenced the formation of the Constitution EXCEPT:"

"The Absence of equal voting power in the national legislature."
No matter how big the state was or how large a population it had, all states received one vote in the national legislature.