Question

Shay’s Rebellion was one of the motivating factors in replacing what document with the U.S. Constitution? The Declaration of War The Articles of Confederation The Articles of Incorporation The Virginia Doctrine

Answer 1

Shay's Rebellion was one of the motivating factors in replacing the Articles of Confederation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Shays' Rebellion was an armed rebellion in central and western Massachusetts (mainly in Springfield) from 1786 to 1787. The uprising was led by Captain Daniel Shays, a veteran of the War of Independence. The rebels demanded the cancellation of all debts, equal distribution of land and property, fair trial and the adoption of tax and legislative measures.

The uprising began on August 29, 1786, and by June 1787 more than a thousand rebels were arrested. On February 3, militia units involved in suppressing the uprising as a temporary army repelled the rebel attacks on the Springfield Armory. The Shays' rebellion forced the government to revise the Articles of the Confederation. Shays was sentenced to death, but pardoned.

One of the main outcomes of the Shays' rebellion was that representatives of the ruling classes came to the conclusion that it was urgent to revise the system of power in order to strengthen and centralize it.

Answer 2

The correct answer is the Articles of Confederation. Shay's rebellion happened in western Massachusetts where farmers wanted to prevent the state courts from foreclosing on debtors unable to pay their taxes.