The weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation became concerning 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 representing small farmers, artisans, and shopkeepers 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.

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The weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation was a concern to southern planters and New England merchants when "radical" forces representing small farmers, artisans, and shopkeepers began to exert control over a number of state governments. These forces were perceived as threatening to the economic and social order that these groups had established.

The Weakness of the National Government Under the Articles of Confederation