"The insurgents who were assembled at
Worcester in Massachusetts have
disbanded. The people at Boston seem to
be glad at this event and say it was the
effect of fear. But the fact is that the
insurgents effected their object...
"The commotions of Massachusetts have
wrought prodigious changes in the minds of
men in that State [with regard to] the Powers
of Government. Everybody says they must
be strengthened and that unless this shall be
effected there is no Security for liberty or
Property. Such is the State of things in the
east, that much trouble is to be
apprehended in the course of the ensuing
year."
-Henry Knox, letter to his former
commander George Washington, 1786
Based on the text, which of the following
statements would the author most likely
agree with?
Choose 1 answer:
The lack of centralized military power under
the Articles of Confederation poses a serious
threat to the stability of the United States
Americans should not overreact to incidents
B like the Massachusetts uprising by giving the
national government more strength
The insurgents in Massachusetts were right to
rebel against the state government, which had
imposed unfair restrictions on their liberties
Fear of the military power of the national
government will put down future uprisings
despite the events in Massachusetts err