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What events finally caused Congress to call a meeting to discuss the Articles of Confederation?

border disputes and merchant revolts
Shays' Rebellion and the war on the frontier
Shays' Rebellion and arguments over state borders
Shays' Rebellion and merchant revolts

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Shays' Rebellion and arguments over state borders.

Shays' Rebellion exposed the Confederation government's weakness in handling internal unrest, and disputes among states (especially over western land claims and boundaries) underscored the need to revise the Articles, prompting Congress to call the convention.