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Praxis II Government and Political Science

Category - Constitution & Rights

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About half of the states did not plan on sending any delegates to the Constitutional Convention. What happened to frighten states into sending delegates?
  1. The Boston Tea Party
  2. The Battle of Lexington and Concord
  3. The Federalist Papers
  4. The Gettysburg Address
  5. Shays’ Rebellion
Explanation
Answer: E - Shays’ Rebellion was a 1787 uprising in central and western Massachusetts reacting to perceived abuses by the banks. The state of Massachusetts had trouble putting down the rebellion and had to ask other states for help. The central government did not have adequate power to intervene. These events led many state leaders to believe that the central government needed to have better coordinating power than was in place under the Articles of Confederation.
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