The main reason Americans wanted to change the Articles of Confederation was

a. to form a stronger army

c. to form a stronger government

b. to raise taxes

d. to form a bicameral congress

The correct answer is C, to form a stronger government.

Explanation:

It was during the Shays' Rebellion (1786-1787) that became evident for conservatives that the Articles of Confederation had to be changed.

This rebellion attacked many courts and was widely feared as a moment where masses took for themselves the values of freedom in a way that endangered property and order in the newly born country.

That's why in this context figures like Alexander Hamilton argued for a strong government: to deal with situations like this that threatened the status quo. According to him and other Federalists, the Articles did not have tools for this kind of situation as it was a document where the central government barely had any power.