Question

#4 / small group opportunity - based on results from individual formative and previous task results
task #4: on your own, please read the section shays rebellion on the bottom of page 79. then you will
complete the task below on your own. others may work with the teacher for this task to get more specific
about a weakness of the articles of confederation.

1. daniel shay was a massachusetts farmer. what was the cause of the rebellion he led?
2. what weakness(es) of the articles of confederation did shays rebellion highlight?

Explanation:

1. Shays' Rebellion was caused by economic hardships faced by farmers, including high debt, heavy taxes, and lack of hard - currency. Many farmers like Daniel Shays were at risk of losing their land due to foreclosures.
2. Shays' Rebellion highlighted the weakness of the Articles of Confederation in its inability to raise a national army to deal with internal unrest. The central government under the Articles had no power to levy taxes effectively to fund a military, and it lacked the authority to enforce laws uniformly across the states.

Answer:

1. Economic hardships such as high debt, heavy taxes, and lack of hard - currency leading to risk of land loss.
2. Inability to raise a national army to deal with internal unrest, lack of effective tax - levying power, and lack of uniform law - enforcement authority.