<Ul> <Li> John Hancock </Li> <Li> Samuel Adams </Li> <Li> Elbridge Gerry </Li> <Li> Francis Dana </Li> <Li> James Lovell </Li> <Li> Samuel Holten </Li> </Ul> <Ul> <Li> Josiah Bartlett </Li> <Li> John Wentworth Jr . </Li> </Ul> <Li> John Wentworth Jr . </Li> <Ul> <Li> John Witherspoon </Li> <Li> Nathaniel Scudder </Li> </Ul>

Which event challenged the strength of the articles of confederation