Which of the Following Is True of Shays' Rebellion

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of Shays' Rebellion? 

• A) It was an indication to American political leaders that the national government was too discriminating. 
• B) It was the first of a series of disruptions which indicated the need for a strong central government. 
• C) It was a protest against the imposition of a tax on all sugar imported into the American colonies. 
• D) It was a catalyst for the Boston Tea Party in rebellion of the Stamp Act. 
• E) It was an indication of the dependence of American colonists on the British Crown.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli.

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of people based on characteristics such as race, age, sex, or disability.

Generalization

The process in which the effects of a learned behavior spread from the original situation to new situations or stimuli that are similar.

Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually guide someone towards a desired behavior by reinforcing successive approximations of the target behavior.