Shay’s rebellion was an imperative in showing that the Articles of Confederation, the United States first constitution, had significant flaws and needed to either be changed or replaced. Since the US federal government had no control over the states, they did not have the ability to call on a reliable army to stop the rebellion. The 13 states at the time could not be held accountable for anything. This flaw in the Articles of Confederation showed that a stronger federal government was needed in order to keep order in American society.
Unlike the fallen Western province of the Roman empire, Justinian and Theodora developed a centralized government where all power and decision-making was concentrated in one unit instead of having power in the hands of many different people in different locations.
April 12 1945 date of death