Question

what event exposed the u.s. government’s weaknesses and led to writing a new constitution? (1 point)
○ adoption of articles of confederation
○ establishment of northwest ordinance
○ outbreak of shay’s rebellion
○ passage of pennsylvania’s state constitution

Explanation:

Shay's Rebellion (the outbreak of it) exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation - era U.S. government. The inability of the federal government under the Articles to effectively respond to the rebellion showed the need for a stronger central government, leading to the push for a new constitution. The adoption of the Articles was the start of the weak government, the Northwest Ordinance dealt with land, and Pennsylvania's state constitution was a state - level matter, not a catalyst for the national constitutional change.

Answer:

C. outbreak of Shay's Rebellion