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Farmers in western Massachusetts resented the fact that the state's tax laws favored trade at the expense of farming. The state legislature was composed mostly of merchants from Boston and other shipping towns and cities. In 1786, farmers assembled in conventions and demanded that their property tax be lowered. To make up for the loss of revenue, they called for the abolition of aristocratic branches of the government in Boston. A Revolutionary War veteran named Daniel Shays led about 2,000 armed men against the Springfield arsenal. The governor of Massachusetts asked for help from the national government but the government under the Articles was unable to act.
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Who was congress's youngest member at 29 years of age?
Hancock, mabye? I don't know. He was twenty-something.
Who's the leader of farmer rebellion in MA?
Daniel Shays, a former captain in the Revolutionary War, led what is called Shays' Rebellion from August 1786 to June 1787.
Daniel Shays was a champion of many?
Debtors
Who were some of the leaders who worked to produce a new constitution?
Gouverneur Morris, Daniel Shays, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
Who was the leader of the group of farmers that forced a shutdown of the supreme court in springfield Massachusetts in 1786?
Daniel shays led people in forced of the supreme court in Massachusetts
Why were farmers and Daniel Shays angry?
it's better to say "What were the farmers during Shays Rebellion angry about?"and the answer to that is: The farmers were angry about being taxed by the government.
In the Revolution of 1800 did Aaron Burr and Daniel Shays attempt to overthrow the government with a band of angry farmers?
no, it was only daniel shays, the farmer who tried to overthrow the government during the 1800 because he was mad.
What was at the life of Daniel Shays?
how was at the time at daniel shays life \
Was Daniel Shays married?
Yes, Daniel Shays was married.
Who lead shays rebellion?
Daniel Shays
What did Daniel shays do to be important?
he led shays rebellion
What did Daniel shays and other angry farmers do in 1786 so that judges could not take away farmers' lands?
The government never helped them
Who were the friends of Daniel Shays from Shays Rebellion?
Jason Parmenter.
How do you use Daniel shays in a sentence?
Daniel Shays's rebellion was an event in the early history of the United States.
Who was congress's youngest member at 29 years of age?
Hancock, mabye? I don't know. He was twenty-something.
When was Daniel Shays born?
1747
Who was the insurrectionist from massachusetts?
Daniel Shays
