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In addition, The Articles of Confederation had shortcomings. There were many flaws that affected almost every aspect of the United States. For example, there was no unity between states because states acted only for their own benefit. Both foreign and domestic economic issues started to appear. The country couldn't even pay off its debt, Congress wanted to tax imported goods but the British later refused to evacuate forts around the Great Lakes. Another issue included the wealthy wanting high-state imposed taxes. This would only cause farmers to have higher debts due to not being able to pay off higher taxes, Shays Rebellion is an example of how angry farms got with the government. Daniel Shays led rebels to an uprising in Massachusetts during

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