I think their actions went a little too far because they went too crazy and killed many people that had nothing to do with taking farmers’ land. In the video, the historians explain that the rebels attacked many courts and killed a ton of people. Shays was furious when his land was taken away so he trained other farmers and formed an army. He attacked courthouses causing them to close, in fear that they would attack again. Shays closed many courthouses in fear that he would be jailed. Shays closed the most powerful courts in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Page 195 in the textbook, explains that the militia fired at the farmers’ heads, but they didn’t stop attacking. The rebels were really angry and they killed too many people which means
