MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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Question
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It would not be able to survive any pressure (problems) because it was so weak
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It was made by men who could not be trusted
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It was very similar to the British system and would only lead to tyranny
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It was very complicated and put together in a way that gave the states lots of support
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Detailed explanation-1: -Already suffering from cirrhosis of the liver, Webster’s health worsened after a carriage accident in May 1852 left him with a head injury and internal wounds. He died on October 24, 1852 at his home in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
Detailed explanation-2: -The central government of the time under the Articles of Confederation lacked the executive ability to suppress the rebellion and the Confederate Congress couldn’t muster interstate support to help Massachusetts restore order.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the nation’s greatest orators, Daniel Webster (1782–1852) lent his eloquence to the cause of national unity during the tumultuous years leading to the Civil War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Webster viewed slavery as a matter of historical reality rather than moral principle. He argued that the issue of its existence in the territories had been settled long ago when Congress prohibited slavery in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and divided regions into slave and free in the 1820 Missouri Compromise.