Question

1. which sentence from the article most suggests that other states treated farmers more fairly than massachusetts did? (a) the farmers in western massachusetts organized their resistance in ways similar to the american revolution. (b) for example, sometimes these governments did not force debtors to pay back the money they owed. (c) smaller uprisings similar to shays rebellion occurred in maine, connecticut, new york and pennsylvania, among other places.

Explanation:

• Option A only mentions the way farmers in western Massachusetts organized resistance, not comparing with other states' treatment of farmers.
• Option B implies that some governments (other states) had more lenient (fairer in a sense for debtors/farmers) policies as they "did not force debtors to pay back the money they owed", which contrasts with Massachusetts' likely harsher treatment (as Shays' Rebellion was a resistance, suggesting Massachusetts' policies were unfair).
• Option C just states that similar uprisings occurred in other places, but doesn't directly suggest fairer treatment.

Answer:

B. For example, sometimes these governments did not force debtors to pay back the money they owed.