Question

The primary issue under protest in Shays' Rebellion was

A.) the jailing of individuals or seizure of their property for failure to pay taxes during a time of economic hardship
B.)the under-representation of western Massachusetts in the state legislature
C.) the failure of Massachusetts to pay a promised postwar bonus to soldiers who had served in its forces during the Revolution
D.) economic oppression practiced by the banking interests of eastern Massachusetts.

It’s a test. Please do NOT guess.

Answer 1

A.

Shays’ Rebellion was in response to economic injustices and corruption of the Massachusetts State Legislature.

Why the other answers are wrong: (this sounds like an AP question so it’s important)

B- shays was eastern MA, not western.
C- this had nothing to do with it. This sounds like the Bonus Army after WW1
D- didn’t have to do with banking.