What was Shays' Rebellion?
a. the initial uprising by the Americans against the British in 1753
b. a demonstration of the need for every state to deal with domestic unrest on its own
c. a revolt by slaves in South Carolina that led to the inclusion of the three-fifths compromise in the Constitution
d. an uprising by farmers in western Massachusetts protesting mortgage foreclosures
Answer: d
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