MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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It led some national leaders to call for a stronger national government
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Daniel Shays and two others were executed
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People in North Carolina had to flee their homes
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this rebellion made it more clear that the Articles of Confederation needed to be changed to provide for a strong central government that could have responded to this uprising
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Detailed explanation-1: -Shays’s Rebellion exposed the weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation and led many-including George Washington-to call for strengthening the federal government in order to put down future uprisings.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shays’ Rebellion greatly influenced many to support revising the Articles of Confederation to strengthen the national government. Governments not strong enough to maintain order were too weak to protect liberty.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shays’ Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government’s increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades. The fight took place mostly in and around Springfield during 1786 and 1787.