Question

How did shay's rebellion show that america needed a stronger central government?

Answer 1

Shay's Rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. When the central government couldn't put down the rebellion, the first stirrings of federalism began to gather strength. ... The governmentst powers to the states, and the central government consisted only of a legislature

Answer 2

Shay's rebellion created pressure because the government wasn't strong enough to interfere and stop the rebellion so they needed to create a private army to stop it proving weaknesses in the government.