MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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Question
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Daniel Shay and the farmers protested because ____
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T hey protested the unfair taxes
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They thought it was two much of difference between poor people and rich people
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The debt they owed was too great
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A group of protestors, led by Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays, began a 6 month rebellion by taking over the Court of Common Pleas in Northampton; the goal was to prevent the trial and imprisonment of debt-ridden citizens.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shays’s Rebellion, (August 1786–February 1787), uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions. Armed bands forced the closing of several courts to prevent execution of foreclosures and debt processes.
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