3. Shays's Rebellion showed that the government under the Articles of Confederation
was too weak to keep the peace. Put the events surrounding Shays's Rebellion in
order by numbering them 1 through 5.
Order
Events
-The Massachusetts state government ordered protestors to be arrested,
causing thousands more to protest.
-The Confederation Congress was unable to send help, so -Massachusetts
hired a private army to stop the rebellion.
Massachusetts began collecting heavy taxes, causing some citizens to
worry about losing their lands.
-Daniel Shays organized a protest at a courthouse that successfully shut
down the court.
-The rebellion ended, but people across the United States were upset that
the U.S. government could not act to keep the peace.