Articles of Confederation Shays’ Rebellion Remediation Lesson Articles of Confederation: America’s first government 5 Main Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. No Power to Tax No power to raise its own troops. No power to regulate trade. No national court system No executive leadership to enforce laws Why do you think these are weaknesses? Which weakness is the most important? Why?

Daniel Shays farm was being taken for not paying taxes. No Army to put down rebellions. No power to enforce laws. Shays’ Rebellion Daniel Shays farm was being taken for not paying taxes. Shays believed this was not fair since the government owed him money. How does Shays’ Rebellion lead to the writing of the Constitution?

Work Period Excerpts of the U.S. Constitution Read each excerpt from the U.S. Constitution, then summarize the excerpt in your own words. Compare the excerpt to the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and determine which weakness is related to the excerpt. Finally, determine how the writers dealt with the related weakness.