The correct answer is D) Demonstrated the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation.
Daniel Shay was a Massachusetts farmer who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. After the American Revolution, Shay was one of many farmers who went back to his farm with little money, as the government did not pay him fully yet for his military service. Despite not paying him for his service, the state government continued to implement taxes on citizens. Shay and many other farmers were upset by this, causing them to rebel. With this rebellion, there was no organized standing army thanks to the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. This was one of the many factors that resulted in the US creating a new constitution at the Constitutional Convention.
