Question

Shays's Rebellion was important in that it

• A. highlighted the slave problems that existed in the United States in 1787.
• B. was crushed by a militia sent by the Congress under the Articles of Confederation.
• C. was a catalyst that led to the scrapping of the Articles of Confederation.
• D. led to the adoption of the Bill of Rights.
• E. was the "shot heard round the world."

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

was a catalyst that led to the scrapping of the Articles of Confederation.

Shays's Rebellion was a rebellion among farmers in Massachusetts that began in 1786. The rebellion is important because it is seen as one of the major factors that led to the writing of the new Constitution.