The chart below lists important developments occurring after the American
Revolution. (M)

• States taxed each other’s goods.
• Merchants complained it was difficult to do business in other states.
• Indebted farmers in Massachusetts demanded lower taxes and cheap
paper money.
• Landowners feared the spread of rebellion.

Which step was taken in response to these events?

A. States sent representatives to Philadelphia to revise the Articles of
Confederation.
B. Congress proposed a bill of rights in the form of ten amendments to the
Constitution.
C. The Congress of the Confederation appointed General George
Washington president of the young nation.
D. The Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation.