Question

To address the problems with the Articles of Confederation, a group of congressmen called for a meeting of all the states. That meeting would later be known as the Constitutional Convention.

But before the states could meet, Shays's Rebellion broke out in Massachusetts. Read about the Shays's Rebellion crisis. Then answer the question below.

In the 1780s, Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays returned home to his farm in western Massachusetts. He was shocked to discover that he was being called to court for not paying off his debts. Shays did not have the money to pay his debt because he had not yet been paid for his service in the war. Shays was furious—the state government was punishing him for not paying his debts, but the central government hadn't even paid him for fighting in the war!

Many farmers in western Massachusetts were in the same situation as Shays. When the farmers could not pay their debts, the Massachusetts state courts began seizing the farmers' land and property.

Angered at the courts, Shays and other farmers felt they had no choice but to use force. They marched to the courthouses with pitchforks, clubs, and muskets and refused to let the courts meet. Fearing the mobs, the Massachusetts governor assembled a militia to fight the farmers. The battles between the state militia and the farmers ended with 4 dead and 20 wounded.

militia: a group of volunteers who fight in emergencies
Shays's Rebellion alarmed many Americans, including some of the men who would attend the Constitutional Convention. Based on the story above, why was Shays's Rebellion so alarming?


A.it showed that all the Americans were United against the central government

B.it showed that farmers were joining forces with Native Americans

C.it resulted in the death of over 1,000 citizens

D.it showed that the new nation problems could lead to violence

Answer 1

Thank you for the answer

Answer 2

D

Step-by-step explanation:

I know it's not B because there were no native Americans involved

It's not C because only four died

I don't think It's A because not all of the Americans were against the government