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Articles Of Confederation Conflicts

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The founding fathers want to replace the Articles of Confederation by establishing a stronger central government to regulate under the same jurisdiction to control commerce and policies among the United States. One of the issues that occurred was the lack of protection during the Shays Rebellion in 1786. A group of poor farmers led by Daniel Shays riot against the state government’s debt and tax policies in Massachusetts. They seek a national government that limits state government authority to tax the farmers and establish a fair practice of debt collections by the elites. Moreover, the lack of consistency between states made it difficult to create fair trades among other states and another issue that arises is the value of currency. During
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