MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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that Americans had too much freedom, and they needed to have some taken away
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that the Articles of Confederation were not an effective form of government and needed to be revised
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that milita troops were not skilled enough to handle a rebellion
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that the Articles of Confederation were strong enough to handle any crisis
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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: -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: -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.