Articles of the Confederation and Shays' Rebellion

Articles of Confederation

Achievements

Land Ordinance of 1785

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

What are two others?
See the slides.

Weaknesses

What are five failures of the Articles of Confederation?

Shays' Rebellion

The common story about Shays’ rebellion is that the Founding Fathers realized that the Articles of Confederation were too weak and thought that the central government needed more power to control popular uprisings.

Did all Americans think the Articles of Confederation were too weak? How did Americans react to Shays’ Rebellion?


Read Thomas Jefferson on Shays' Rebellion

What is the significance of the image below as it pertains to Jefferson's letter?