The weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation became concerning to southern planters and New England merchants when O a flu pandemic killed over 10,000 Americans in the spring of
1784.

O a series of slave revolts swept through the southern states and overthrew a number of local governments in the summer of
1783.

O "radical” forces representing small farmers, artisans, and
shopkeepers began to exert control over a number of state
governments.

O royal land-, office-, and patent holders began to exert control over a number of state governments.