Articles of confederation guided note sheet
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The document is a guided note sheet about weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, the Lost State of Franklin, and Shays' Rebellion. It provides questions to guide understanding of these topics. The Lost State of Franklin broke away from North Carolina but failed as a state due to lack of support from the Continental Congress. Shays' Rebellion saw Massachusetts farmers who could not pay debts seize weapons, leading the state militia to respond with force, highlighting the need for a stronger federal government to prevent future rebellions.
Articles of confederation guided note sheet
- 1. Articles of Confederation Guided Note Sheet TN Standard 8.30 Essential Questions: 1. Weaknesses of The Articles of Confederation
- 2. The Lost State of Franklin 2. Originally, the land that currently makes up Tennessee was part of _________________. 3. Why did the founders of the Lost State of Franklin want to break away? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why did Franklin fail as a state? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shays’ Rebellion 5. In Massachusetts, _______________________________ were hit hard with economic trouble. 6. What happened to farmers who couldn’t pay debts? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What did these farmers want the federal government to do? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. When Daniel Shays’ led his group of farmers to seize weapons, how did the state militia respond? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Shays’ Rebellion made people wonder if a ____________________ federal government could stop future rebellions.