Question

Which event led directly to the Constitutional Convention by providing evidence that the government created under the Articles of Confederation was unable to act decisively in times of national crisis?a. the Boston Tea Party

b. The Boston Massacre
c. Shay's rebellion
d. the Annapolis Convention

Answer 1

The answer is C. Shay's rebellion.

Step-by-step explanation:

It was a rebellion which was led by Daniel Shay, which was caused primarily by lack of money. That is the tax imposed on the citizens , which are mostly farmers, could not be met. Thereby, leading to a situation whereby the people are losing their lands. And , when it got to a stage, they tried to resist, which led to what was known as Shay's rebellion.

This happened between 1786 and 1787, and eventually led constitutional convention.

Note that, constitutional convention can be described as a situation whereby the existing convention is amended or new constitution is created or formed.

Answer 2

C. Shay's rebellion

Step-by-step explanation:

Many farmers were too poor to pay their taxes, so the courts sent them to jail and took over their farms. The farmers were also in debt to traders who had sold them goods on credit. With the closure of the British West Indies to American trade, the merchants, under pressure from their creditors, were now demanding payment.

To avoid paying their debts, the story continues, Daniel Shays and some other Revolutionary officials led the rural rabble to close the courts. Massachusetts Governor James Bowdoin called in the militia to end the uprising. When they failed to do the job, he turned to the wealthy Boston people to finance a temporary army.

Led by General Benjamin Lincoln, the army prevented the insurgents from seizing the federal arsenal in Springfield in late January 1787, and then crushed the rebellion permanently a week later in a surprise attack on Petersham. Although the main rebel leaders fled to other states, most of the others eventually returned to their farms. Bowdoin agreed to pardon the rebels if they signed an oath of loyalty to the state, which the vast majority did.

Although the insurgency ended in the defeat of Petersham, "The Shays Rebellion" has lasted to this day as a propaganda tool for state power.