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Which flaw in the government created by the Articles of Confederation did Shays's Rebellion make apparent?

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During shays rebellion the government couldn't provide defense which showed that the government was ineffective and they needed to rewrite the articles
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The flaw was that the central government could not protect people and that they couldn't manage to make a good economic policy. This is why the heavy taxation of the agricultural workers led to mass resentment of all tax collectors. This was seen when the constitution was created later through acts that made only the central government capable of taxing and only if the house initiates it.
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