class notes

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?
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4. Why did Franklin fail as a state?
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Shays’ Rebellion
5. In Massachusetts, _______________________________ were hit hard with economic
trouble.
6. What happened to farmers who couldn’t pay debts?
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7. What did these farmers want the federal government to do?
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8. When Daniel Shays’ led his group of farmers to seize weapons, how did the state
militia respond?
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9. Shays’ Rebellion made people wonder if a ____________________ federal government
could stop future rebellions.