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The event known as Shay's Rebellion made it clear that the Articles of Confederation weren't working. Shay's rebellion was an uprising of farmers in Massachusetts due to an economic depression in 1786.
Shays' Rebellion, led by angry farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. These farmers were protesting against high taxes and debt, resulting from economic hardships after the Revolutionary War. The rebellion highlighted the inability of the federal government under the Articles to effectively address economic issues and maintain law and order, ultimately contributing to the push for a stronger centralized government under the U.S. Constitution.
It would be false to state that the failure of the Articles of Confederation was all economic in origin. The most significant problem with the document was that it created a federal government that lacked power.
Economic Issues
The three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were that it limited the powers of Congress and preserved the powers of the states, Congress had little economic power, and the new confederation government was weak since there was no president to carry out the laws.
The event known as Shay's Rebellion made it clear that the Articles of Confederation weren't working. Shay's rebellion was an uprising of farmers in Massachusetts due to an economic depression in 1786.
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Articles Of Confederation
Shays' Rebellion, led by angry farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. These farmers were protesting against high taxes and debt, resulting from economic hardships after the Revolutionary War. The rebellion highlighted the inability of the federal government under the Articles to effectively address economic issues and maintain law and order, ultimately contributing to the push for a stronger centralized government under the U.S. Constitution.
The weakness in the Articles of Confederation was due to it's loose connection of the states, which gave the federal government little power such as the ability to tax. The Articles of Confederation weren't corrected instead The Constitution replaced it, which gave the federal government much more authority and power and strongly united the country.
It would be false to state that the failure of the Articles of Confederation was all economic in origin. The most significant problem with the document was that it created a federal government that lacked power.
Economic Issues
The Articles of Confederation failed because it did not have the power to deal with an economic crisis. The Articles of Convention failed, because the colonistas disagreed with them.
The three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were that it limited the powers of Congress and preserved the powers of the states, Congress had little economic power, and the new confederation government was weak since there was no president to carry out the laws.
The Constitutional Convention was proposed by the Annapolis Convention, which concluded that it could not solve the economic problems on its agenda without revising the Articles of Confederation. Shays's Rebellion then provided a dramatic example of the dangers that could arise from the impotence of the Federal Government.
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They tried to tax the colonies, but were not able to maintain the economy. Led to weak economic conditions.