MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Question
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The Articles of Confederation would be a leading cause of this rebellion.
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Shays’s Rebellion
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Stono Rebellion
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Fries Rebellion
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Explanation:
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: -Shays’s Rebellion brought home the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. The US government had both failed to pay its veterans and failed to raise a militia in order to put down a rebellion.
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