MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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Question
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Shays’s Rebellion made leaders of the national government ____
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decide to rejoin with Britain
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decide to pay all the farmers’ taxes from the American Revolution
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take another look at the Articles of Confederation to fix it
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Shays’s Rebellion exposed the weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation and led many-including George Washington-to call for strengthening the federal government in order to put down future uprisings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shay’s Rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. When the central government couldn’t put down the rebellion, the first stirrings of federalism began to gather strength. The British, of course, did not recognize the Declaration and continued to send troops to contain the rebellion.
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