Question

How did Shays' Rebellion reveal the need for a revision of the Articles of Confederation? A) Shays' Rebellion exposed the weakness of the central government as written in the Articles of Confederation. B) Shays' Rebellion strengthened the ideas of the Anti-Federalists in the need for a strong national government. C) Shays' Rebellion illustrated the need for organized local government factions to handle situations such as this. D) Shays' Rebellion encouraged others to rebel and eventually led to the overthrow of the first established government in the United States.

Answer 1

Answer: A) Shays' Rebellion exposed the weakness of the central government as written in the Articles of Confederation.

Explanation: Shays' Rebellion exposed the weakness of the central government as written in the Articles of Confederation. Under the Articles, Congress had extremely limited power. It lacked the authority to fund troops to suppress the rebellion.

Answer 2

The answer is: A. Shays' Rebellion exposed the weakness of the central government as written in the Articles of Confederation.

Shay's rebellion is caused by farmers in Massachusetts who were unhappy about the decision from the central government at that time.

The articles of confederation stated that the government should be structure in a way that enable it to maintain law and order in this country. The rebellion opened up the fact that the central government at that time could not maintain the peaceful order.