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__**Shays Rebellion**__-
 * A rebellion about the new taxes and laws imposed on the farmers
 * Price of farming goods dropped due to the fact that they weren't in such high demand anymore
 * Caused the farmers to lose $
 * Farmers were now unable to pay their debts
 * If debts weren't paid the gov't was allowed to take their land and put them in jail until paid
 * Daniel Shay led a rebellion, marched to Boston and closed down the courts so they couldn't jail any debtor
 * Gov't tried stopping Shay by
 * Issuing the militia acts
 * Suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus
 * Issued riot act
 * This rebellion demonstrated how weak and useless the Articles of Confederation were


 * __Great Compromise__**-
 * Solved the representation problems
 * Created by Roger Sherman
 * Established
 * Bicameral Legislature
 * Senate
 * House of Representatives


 * __Three-fifth Compromise__**-
 * Solved the issue of slaves voting
 * Every 5 slaves that voted only 3 counted
 * North felt slaves should be counted when levying taxes
 * South felt slaves should be counted when deciding the number of delegates