5:2 The New Nation Faces Challenges Flashcards
1
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tariff
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a tax on imports or exports
2
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interstate commerce
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trade between two or more states
3
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inflation
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increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
4
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depression
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a steep drop in economic activity combined with rising unemployment
5
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Shay’s Rebellion
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an uprising of Massachusetts’s farmers, led by Daniel Shays, to protest high taxes, heavy debt, and farm foreclosures (1786-87)
6
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Daniel Shays
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A poor farmer and Revolutionary War veteran who led hundreds of men in a forced shutdown of the Supreme Court in Springfield, Massachusetts
