Anonymous ID: af127b Feb. 8, 2024, 10:06 p.m. No.20382835   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>2838

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The specter of Shaysโ€™ Rebellion informed the debate over the framing of a new U.S. Constitution, providing fuel to Alexander Hamilton and other Federalists who advocated for a strong federal government and diminished statesโ€™ rights.

Anonymous ID: af127b Feb. 8, 2024, 10:09 p.m. No.20382852   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>20382838Shaysโ€™ Rebellion greatly influenced many to support revising the Articles of Confederation to strengthen the national government. Governments not strong enough to maintain order were too weak to protect liberty. James Madison thought the insurrection gave โ€œnew proofs of the necessity of such a vigor in the general government as will be able to restore health to the diseased part of the Federal body.โ€