Question

The federal

government imposed
a tax to pay off debts
from the
Revolutionary War
Farmors in Western
Pennsylvania rioted
and violently
opposed attempts
to collect the tax
The federal
government put down
the riots, displaying
its power against
lawless opposition to
federal laws.
Which event is described in this diagram?
O Shays'Rebellion
Stono Rebellion
o Whiskey Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion

Answer 1

Shays’s Rebellion

uprising led by Daniel Shays in an effort to prevent courts from foreclosing on the farms of those who could not pay the taxes