Question

Which is the BEST description of the impact of Shays' Rebellion on American politics?

Answer 1

It showed that under the Articles of Confederation weakened the United States of America. It did not allow them to have their own military or a judicial system, to help punish the wrong doers.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising by former War of Independence veterans and peasants which took place in western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. The insurgents, led by Daniel Shays, protested against the high debts and taxes to smallholders (including many returning soldiers) and the ensuing arrests and foreclosures.

The uprising influenced the state government of Massachusetts. From then on, direct taxes were avoided, court costs were reduced and tools such as those used by craftsmen and farmers for their work were exempted from debt.

Shay's rebellion also had a major impact on the United States Constitution. In each state, it was felt that a national constitution was needed to defend individual states from domestic and foreign acts of violence, and that a central government should have a standing army.