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Do you think this was written before or after Shay's Rebellion? Why? “... If the government shrinks, or is unable to enforce its laws ... anarchy & confusion must preva…

Do you think this was written before or after Shay's Rebellion? Why? “... If the government shrinks, or is unable to enforce its laws ... anarchy & confusion must preva…
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Do you think this was written before or after Shay's Rebellion? Why?

“... If the government shrinks, or is unable to enforce its laws ... anarchy & confusion must prevail."
-George Washington to Henry Knox, February 1787

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After Shay's rebellion. This was a period of unrest in the country, and many felt the same way as George Washington in the quote.

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