MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the government under the Articles of Confederation could not keep control of its citizens
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the government should be able to defend our citizens from Great Britain again
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the government needs to protect the citizens from Native American attacks
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Shay’s rebellion exposed the weaknesses of the articles of confederation by exposing that the government, Congress, could not form a military or draft because the federal government did not have money due to the fact that they did not have the ability to enforce taxes upon the citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shay’s Rebellion impacted the Articles of Confederation because it made evident how weak the power of the federal government was–it took them over a year to stop the rebellion.