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Shays Rebellion and the 1786 Massachusetts Crisis
The article recounts Shays Rebellion during 1786 in Massachusetts, detailing Daniel Shays’s leadership of veteran farmers and the rise of armed resistance to debt, taxes, and court seizures. It explains the collapse of confidence in the Confederation era government, the actions of Bowdoin and militia, and the transition from Revolutionary Patriots to insurgents.
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