What was the significance of Shays's Rebellion in Massachusetts in early 1787?
1 Answer
Apr 2, 2017
One point of significance was that Shays's rebellion showed clearly the weakness of the Articles of Confederation, leading to Convention to rewrite the Articles.
Explanation:
The central government created by the Articles of Confederation were too weak to deal with the Rebellion quickly and effectively. The Monetary system of the colonies was falling apart on under the Articles of Confederation leading to farmers losing their farms to the banks.
Shays's Rebellion highlighted these weakness of the Articles of Confederation. After Shays's Rebellion America could no longer ignore the need to revise the system of government ruling the colonies.
