The important effect of Shays's Rebellion was a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. The uprising highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles, particularly the inability of the federal government to maintain order and respond effectively to civil unrest, leading to the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Which of the following was an important effect of Shays’s
Rebellion?
more powerful state militias
more power given to Congress
the establishment of a new national military force
a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation
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