The Following Questions Are Based on the Excerpt Below

question 25

Multiple Choice

The following questions are based on the excerpt below.
"There is I think great danger that [the new United States government] will be [a failure] unless the tottering system shall be supported by arms...
What is the cause of this commotion [in Western Massachusetts]? [The farmers] just complained of commutation,of the weight of the public taxes,of the insupportable debt of the union,of the scarcity of money,and of the cruelty of suffering the private creditors to call for their just dues....The proportion of debtors run high in this State.Too many of them are against the government.The men of property,and the holders of the public securities are generally abettors of our present constitution."
Benjamin Lincoln,letter to George Washington,1786
-This conflict described in this letter reveals the tension between

• A) frontiersmen and the elites over the role of government.
• B) white settlers and the Native Americans over trade agreements.
• C) British Loyalists and American revolutionaries over the legacy of the Revolution.
• D) Northern and Southern colonists over the nation's economic policies.

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Definitions:

Food Products

Items derived from agriculture or animal farming that are intended for consumption.

Technological Advances

Improvements in technology, leading to more efficient production processes or innovative products.

Information Technologies

The use of computers, software, and telecommunications to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, often in the context of business operations.

Agriculture

Engaging in agriculture by working the earth, cultivating plants, and rearing animals to supply food, fiber, and more.