In 1787 the united states was at a crossroads. farmers in western massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. the state struggled to end the rebellion. events such as this one contributed to the decision to — *

a. sign the treaty of paris
b. repeal the intolerable acts
c. declare an embargo on imported goods
d. restructure the federal government

trumans defeat to eisenhower in the 1948 elections was due to trumans approach and handling of the cold war and the war in korea. trumans approach to communism during the cold war was the principle reason for his defeat. eisenhowers reputation and name as the supreme allied commander in europe during world war two and his campaign slogan that he ''would go to korea if elected'' won him the presidency.