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The Shays Rebellion1,200 men invaded the arsenal in Springfield for weapons on this date - questions and
answers-January morning in 1787
A bill was passed by Massachusetts legislature saying this - questions and answers-Sheriffs
would be excused from any responsibility if they kill a rebel, or give a jailed rebel a harsh
punishment
After Lincoln followed Shays and his group to Petersham, they had to scatter. Where did Shays
and his wife go - questions and answers-Vermont
By the Summer of 1787, many rebellions were pardoned by this governor. - questions and
answers-Governor John Hancock
Farmers first tried to be peaceful to settle their issues. When and where did the violent protests
start? - questions and answers-In the summer of 1786, western Massachusetts
Farms were expected to do what to gain amnesty - questions and answers-Take oaths of
allegiance to the state government
General Lincoln's troops marched from where to Springfield for additional defense - questions
and answers-From Worcester
How did farmers use to pay off goods bought on credit? - questions and answers-Barter
How did Governor Bowdoin fund his army - questions and answers-Boston businessmen
How did the protesters protest the committees drafts? - questions and answers-They blocked
judges from entering the courthouse in Northampton, armed men did the same in Worcester.
How is Shays memorialized - questions and answers-The Daniel Shays Highway in western
Massachusetts
How long did the Disqualification Act ban rebels from basic rights (Serving on juries, holding
public office, voting or working as schoolmasters, innkeepers and liquor salesmen) - questions
and answers-Three years
How many Shaysite towns sent delegates and how many of them voted pro Constitution -
questions and answers-There were 97 Shaysite towns that sent delegates. Only seven voted in
favor of the Constitution
, In January 1787, this governor hired his own army - questions and answers-Governor Bowdoin
In September, Shay led a group of this many men to shut down the court in this town - questions
and answers-600 men to Springfield
In what year was Shays pardoned - questions and answers-1788
In which convention did many communities in Massachusetts that supported the rebellion send
the rebels as delegates - questions and answers-The Massachusetts Ratifying Convention
In which month and year, a militia assaulted a farmer and his family in Groton, doing what to the
farmer? - questions and answers-In December 1786, a militia assaulted a farmer and his family
in Groton, arresting and crippling the farmer
Soon after the bill that was unfair to rebels was passed, they removed the bill, also called the
writ of "_______ _______" - questions and answers-The writ of habeas corpus
The bill that affected militiamen did this - questions and answers-It said that the militiamen who
took part in the protests would be given the death penalty
The Boston Legislature passed which act, which prevented rebels from serving on juries,
holding public office, voting or working as schoolmasters, innkeepers and liquor salesmen -
questions and answers-The Disqualification Act
The Nationalists convinced George Washington to leave retirement and go to this, having him
be elected as the first US president - questions and answers-Constitutional Convention
The rebels retreated here, and sent a message to this general, demanding a burial for the dead
- questions and answers-Retreated to Chicopee, sent a message to General Shepard
This many men under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln were directed to put down the
insurgency. - questions and answers-4,400
This was offered to the rebels by Massachusetts legislature if they disavowed the efforts to
close the courts - questions and answers-Amnesty
What did Boston authorities do to the farmers who couldn't pay off their debts and taxes -
questions and answers-They arrested the farmers and foreclosed on their farms.
What did committees of town leaders draft - questions and answers-A document of grievances
and proposed reforms, some considered radical, for the legislature in Boston to enact.
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