Multiple choice

Shays rebellion is a significant event in US history because

  1. Showed strength,fairness of the newly created government

  2. Americans realized that excessive taxation often = violance

  3. Made many Americans realize that slavery could not last

  4. Showed weekness under the federal gov under the Articles
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Explanation

Shays' Rebellion exposed the fatal weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation by demonstrating that the federal government lacked the power to raise troops or funds to suppress domestic uprisings. The inability to respond effectively to this armed rebellion in Massachusetts convinced many leaders that a stronger central government was necessary. This event directly influenced the movement toward the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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