The Weakness of the National Government Under the Articles of Confederation

Multiple Choice

The weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation became a concern to southern planters and New England merchants when

A) a flu pandemic killed over 10,000 Americans in the spring of 1784.
B) a series of slave revolts swept through the southern states and overthrew a number of local governments in the summer of 1783.
C) "radical" forces began to exert control over a number of state governments.
D) royal land,office,and patent holders began to exert control over a number of state governments.