USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Shays’s rebellion led Washington and other Nationalists-including Alexander Hamilton and James Madison-to proclaim the Articles of Confederation inadequate and urge support for the Constitution produced by the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Detailed explanation-2: -Led by veteran Daniel Shays, the rebellion demonstrated the weaknesses of the federal government under the Articles, as it could neither raise the money to pay the veterans nor raise an army to put down the uprising. The national government could not tax citizens directly, only request money from the states.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shays’ Rebellion started when the government of Massachusetts decided to raise taxes instead of issuing paper money to pay off it’s debts. Who did the taxes particularly fall the most on? The taxes fell most heavily on farmers, particularly poor farmers in the western part of the state.