Question

source 3: george washington to henry lee (october 31, 1786)
\you talk of employing influence to appease the present tumults in massachusetts. influence is no government. we are fast verging to anarchy and confusion. what stronger evidence can be given of the want of energy in our governments than these disorders? if there exists not a power to check them, what security has a man for life, liberty, or property? to be more exposed than we are is impossible. rebellion and discontent are spreading in every quarter. if government shrinks, or is unable to enforce its laws, mankind may soon expect to see the worst of all possible states—anarchy.\
guiding questions:

• what is washingtons main concern about the rebellion?
• how does he connect the rebellion to the weakness of the articles of confederation?

Explanation:

Washington is mainly concerned that the rebellion signals a lack of government - power and a slide towards anarchy. He connects the rebellion to the weakness of the Articles of Confederation by suggesting that the inability of the government under the Articles to check the rebellion shows its lack of energy and power, endangering citizens' life, liberty, and property.

Answer:

• Washington's main concern about the rebellion: The lack of government power and the impending anarchy as the government is unable to check the rebellion, endangering life, liberty, and property.
• How he connects the rebellion to the weakness of the Articles of Confederation: The government's inability to stop the rebellion under the Articles shows a lack of energy and power in the government, which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation.