If France, instead of Britain, had won the "duel for North America," would the thirteen colonies ever have become independent of Britain, or would they have been forced to stay within the empire for protection against France? Would Detroit, St. Louis, and New Orleans now be cities in Canada rather than in the United States?

How did shays' rebellion reveal the need for a revision of the articles of confederation? a) shays' rebellion exposed the weakness of the central government as written in the articles of confederation. b) shays' rebellion strengthened the ideas of the anti-federalists in the need for a strong national government. c) shays' rebellion illustrated the need for organized local government factions to handle situations such as this. d) shays' rebellion encouraged others to rebel and eventually led to the overthrow of the first established government in the united states.