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Shays’ Rebellion is the name given to a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt. Farmers took up arms in states from New Hampshire to South Carolina, the rebellion was most serious in Massachusetts.

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If the Articles of Confederation remained the law of the land

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If the Articles of Confederation remained the law of the land

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If the Articles of Confederation would of stayed the states would act as a somewhat European Union style of dealing with each other. The United States would be seen less as a country and more of an alliance of countries.

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To established America’s national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens.

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-There was only one vote per state, regardless of its size.
-Couldn't force states to obey its laws and taxation was ignored because they could not be enforced.
-No president, lacked strength and solid leader.

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-First written agreement and first constitution of USA.
-Congress has power to manage Native Indian affairs.
-Allowed formation of new states that had a population of more than 60,000.

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The representatives of the thirteen states agree to create a confederacy called the United States of America, in which each state maintains its own sovereignty and all rights to govern, except those rights specifically granted to Congress.