According to the quote below and your knowledge from your reading, which of these was a weakness in the Articles of Confederation exposed by Shay’s Rebellion? "[T]hey see the weakness of Government[,] they feel at once their own poverty compared with the opulent, and their own force, and they are determined to make use of [force]...Our government must be braced, changed, or altered to secure our lives and property.

We imagined that the mildness of our government and the virtue of the people were so [similar] that we were not as other nations requiring brutal force to support the laws—But we find that... we must have a government proper and adequate for [the people].” --Henry Knox, letter to George Washington, 1786

A. The imbalance of power between the three branches of government.
B. The dominance of an overly powerful executive branch
C. The national government having too much power than the states.
D. The problem of states having more power than the federal government

During the industrial revolution, many governmentsadopted an economic system called capitalism. in thissystem, governments allowed businesses to operate asfreely as possible, capitalism led to economic growth inmany countries and a small number of peoplebecome very wealthy. however the system could be harshfor poor workers, who often worked long hours in unsafeconditions just to make enough money to eat. as a result,some workers turned against capitalism and demandedthat their governments take more control over theireconomies.which statement best describes the passages main idea? a. capitalism was beneficial for some people during the industrialrevolution, but others opposed the system.b. capitalism was mostly a cause of problems during the industrialrevolution, which led to its eventual collapse.c. capitalism became the favored economic system for manycountries during the industrial revolution.d. capitalism was to countries during the industrialrevolution, but became a problem after the revolution ended.edit: correct answer is a