USA HISTORY

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: -Shays’ Rebellion accelerated calls to reform the Articles, eventually resulting in the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. The Convention elected Washington as its president and ultimately produced the Constitution of the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shays’ Rebellion helped create a strong central government because it exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Under the Articles, the national Congress could not intervene in domestic insurrections such as Shays’, because it was considered a state matter.