The correct answer is A. Farmers in Massachusetts decided to protest their taxes and the penalties they faced for not being able to pay them.
Explanation
The Shays Rebellion was a Massachusetts farmers' revolution between 1786 and 1787 that was motivated by protesting against the perceived economic and civil injustices caused by the expropriation of land and assets from those farmers who could not pay their taxes. Therefore, the correct answer is A. Farmers in Massachusetts decided to protest their taxes and the penalties they faced for not being able to pay them. Additionally this shows that the national government in at that time was weak as it did not protected citizens rights. So, the correct answer is A. Farmers in Massachusetts decided to protest their taxes and the penalties they faced for not being able to pay them.
<span>Many of the Anti-Federalists wrote articles against the ratification under pseudonyms such as Centinel, Brutus and Federal Farmer. Some of them came forward publicly against the ratification, an example being Patrick Henry. The efforts of the Anti-Federalists were not enough to prevent the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, but they managed to push for the creation and implementation of the Bill of Rights, which guaranteed protection for the rights of all citizens.
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D. Mayan civilization of Mexico and Central America
A. Supported the right of the Cherokee people to maintain a separate political identity.
