All of the following are causes for the Constitutional Convention, EXCEPT:(1 point)

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The Articles of Confederation needed to establish clear borders for the United States in an effort to define the country.
The Articles of Confederation needed to establish clear borders for the United States in an effort to define the country.

There was a need to resolve inter-state disputes and the Articles of Confederation did not establish a national court system.
There was a need to resolve inter-state disputes and the Articles of Confederation did not establish a national court system.

Shays Rebellion: farmers were in debt and used patriot tactics to demand the Massachusetts state constitution be revised to consider the poor and farmers’ debt be forgiven.
Shays Rebellion: farmers were in debt and used patriot tactics to demand the Massachusetts state constitution be revised to consider the poor and farmers’ debt be forgiven.

The Articles of Confederation did not provide enough power to Congress to enforce laws and collect taxes and needed to be revised.

Answer 1

The cause that does not fit as a reason for the Constitutional Convention is:

The Articles of Confederation needed to establish clear borders for the United States in an effort to define the country.

This statement is not accurate in the context of the reasons for the Constitutional Convention, as the major issues revolved around governance, power distribution, and the inability of the Articles of Confederation to effectively address economic and inter-state disputes, rather than concerns about territorial borders.