MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Question
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The Revolutionary war
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Shays’s Rebellion
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The Constitutional Convention
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None of the above
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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: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shays’ rebellion – the final straw. A tax protest by western Massachusetts farmers in 1786 and 1787 showed the central government couldn’t put down an internal rebellion.
Detailed explanation-4: -üShays’ Rebellion showed the leaders of America that the Articles of Confederation were too weak, and a stronger national government was needed.
Detailed explanation-5: -These problems, combined with the Confederation government’s ineffectual response to Shays’ Rebellion in Massachusetts, convinced colonial leaders that a more powerful central government was necessary. This led to the Constitutional Convention that formulated the current Constitution of the United States.