Question

6. A group of poor farmers in Massachusetts, led by Taylor Coutts and John Sullivan is angered by war debts, bad harvests and high taxes. When their debt-ridden farms are taken by the bank, they march on the state capital in protest. Massachusetts sends their militia to try to stop them and appeals to Congress for assistance. Can the Articles of Confederation solve this problem? Why/Why not?

Answer 1

The Articles of Confederation can’t solve this problem

Step-by-step explanation:

because they, first of all, have no right to tax and second of all they don’t have extra money to pay for an army to stop the rebellion cause they still have debts to pay.

Answer 2

Answer: No, they can not.

Explanation: The Articles of Confederation was very weak. The Articles of Confederation could not impose taxes, which means it could not fund a proper army. So, it would need each of the states to deal with the problem by themselves with a militia.