Jefferson thinks the people at the Constitutional Convention are overreacting to Shays' Rebellion. What does he worry they might do as they write the new Constitution?

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Yamilet Barnes

16 January, 15:14

Jefferson thinks the people at the Constitutional Convention are overreacting to Shays' Rebellion. What does he worry they might do as they write the new Constitution?

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Summer Hunt · Answer 1

Since Jefferson thinks the people at the Constitutional Convention are overreacting to Shays’ Rebellion, he is worrying that they might do this as they write the new Constitution:

That they may over react and become too powerful by taking away some of the state's powers.