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Shays' Rebellion: Economic Distress and Armed Protest in Massachusetts
Explain how debt, farm foreclosures, and heavy taxes led to Shays' Rebellion and exposed the national government's inability to maintain order.
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Forming a National Government: The Articles to the Constitution
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Describe the powers and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, examine the crises facing the young republic, and explain why the Constitutional Convention convened.
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