Question

The Paxton Boys, the Regulators Movement, and Shays' Rebellion were all examples of _________________________.

• A. Clashes that emerged in states between eastern ruling elites and western rural struggling farmers
• B. Rebellion against royal governors appointed by the British
• C. Groups of whites who wanted more land and the right to attack and conquer the local Natives to obtain their land
• D. Groups that were opposed to the holding of the Constitutional Convention
• E. Groups of Loyalists who battled against Patriot forces

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Clashes that emerged in states between eastern ruling elites and western rural struggling farmers

• Paxton Boys uprising (1763)- Paxton boys were frontiersmen of Scottish-Irish origin belonging to central Pennsylvania who formed a group to retaliate against the local American Indians in the aftermath of the French and Indian War .
• The Regulators Movement (1765-1771) - It was an uprising in the British North America's Carolina colonies in which the citizens took up arms against colonial officials whom they viewed as corrupt. they wanted better economic conditions for everyone except slaves and Native Americans instead of a system that only benefited the colonial officials.
  
• Shays' Rebellion (1786-1787) - It was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in opposition to a debt crisis and increased taxes on trades.