The Pelham farmers in Northampton County, Massachusetts, in 1786 were protesting __________.
A. high state property taxes
B. the ratification of the Constitution
C. a federal whiskey tax
D. a weak and ineffective state government
Answer: A
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a. true b. false
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A) gained legal rights B) bought their freedom in large numbers C) gained greater autonomy D) faced even stricter slave codes
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