States taxed each other’s goods. Merchants complained it was difficult to do business in other states. · Indebted farmers in Massachusetts demanded lower taxes and cheap paper money. · Landowners feared the spread of rebellion. Which step was taken in response to these events? A The Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation. B States sent representatives to Philadelphia, where they wrote the U. S. Constitution. C Congress proposed a bill of rights in the form of ten amendments to the Constitution. D The Congress of the Confederation appointed General George Washington as dictator.