The Weakness of the National Government Under the Articles of Confederation

question 93

Multiple Choice

The weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation became a concern to southern planters and New England merchants when

• A)a flu pandemic killed over 10,000 Americans in the spring of 1784.
• B)a series of slave revolts swept through the southern states and overthrew a number of local governments in the summer of 1783.
• C)"radical" forces began to exert control over a number of state governments.
• D)royal land,office,and patent holders began to exert control over a number of state governments.

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