What Are The Causes Of Shay's Rebellion

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America had just won the American Revolution. The Articles of confederation was one of the first governments, though it was extremely weak. The Articles had laws such as; Each state had only one vote no matter the size, and there was no executive branch. The Articles were so weak that it caused rebellions as well as a depression. One of the most famous rebellions at the time was the Shay’s Rebellion. This rebellion was held by Daniel Shay, a farmer, who tried to create a better government due to the debt and high taxes at the time. Due to this rebellion, the Philadelphia Convention was called to try to stop this from happening again. As well as, to try to resolve the issue and to try to create a better government. This why we should not support

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