Question

Which aspect of the government formed under the Articles of Confederation was best highlighted by Shays’s Rebellion? The state governments did not have enough political power. The national government needed more political sovereignty. Civilians were unable to gather and protest peacefully. Slaves were not being treated fairly on plantation farms.

Answer 1

the answer is: The state government did not have enough political power. I just took the test and "civilians were unable to gather and protest peacefully" was incorrect... hope this helps.

Answer 2

The national government needed more political sovereignty.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Shay's Rebellion (1786-1787) was a violent uprising, especially taken place in Massachusetts, started by farmers (also former soldiers of the Revolutionary War) who were discontent with certain state economic policies such as the high imposition on taxes and property foreclosures, and other economic issues such as the lack of hard currency, and the little compensation they received for fighting in the Revolutionary War.

The uprising was such that the rebels also attempted to overthrow the government. These events led many citizens to believe that a stronger national government that could be trusted to maintain law, have the power to improve the economy and finance its own troops to put down a rebellion had to be established and with this, the rebellion highlighted the idea that the national government needed more political sovereignty.