the government couldn't afford a strong army; therefore, the more wealthy people had to pay soldiers to fight off the farmers in shay's rebellion.
weakness in the Articles of Confederation
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Shay's Rebellion.
the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
Shay's Rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. When the central government couldn't put down the rebellion, the first stirrings of federalism began to gather strength. The British, of course, did not recognize the Declaration and continued to send troops to contain the rebellion.
The congress could not control the frontier
Shay's Rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation because it showed how the inability to maintain a national military could be detrimental to the states. Because of this apparent weakness, it became necessary to revise (or eliminate) the Articles of Confederation.
Shay's rebellion was during the time the States were under the Articles of Confederation the Federal Government was not existent until the 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.
many revisions of the Articles to strengthen the national government
Shay's rebellion showed how Congress was unable to organize a military.