A. The Articles of Confederation had made the federal government powerless - it had almost no money, and no army.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government lacked the authority to raise taxes or maintain a standing army, which made it difficult for the government to respond to rebellions or crises effectively. This limitation meant that when the Massachusetts rebellion, known as Shays' Rebellion, broke out in 1786-1787, the federal government was unable to provide support to the state in quelling the uprising, leaving the state's political elite to handle the situation with limited resources.
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