"Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every Power, Jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled." — Articles of Confederation, Article II (ratified 1781)
Which crisis of the 1780s most directly exposed the practical limits of the principle articulated here?
- Acheck_circle
Shays's Rebellion's demonstration that Congress could not raise force to suppress unrest
- B
The Treaty of Greenville's settlement of Ohio Valley conflicts
- C
The XYZ Affair's diplomatic confrontation with France
- D
Hamilton's funding-and-assumption plan in the First Congress
Explanation
Shays's Rebellion (1786-87) showed the Confederation could not coerce states or raise revenue/troops, accelerating calls for constitutional revision. The other events occurred under the new Constitution (1790s), so they cannot have exposed limits of the Articles.