Why Is Daniel Shays: Necessary Or Flawful?

Daniel Shays was known for leading his followers to stand up to their unfair rights. Farmers were protesting to the government because they could not pay the the taxes and got sent to jail. The local militia killed four farmers because of their protesting. Although Shays and his followers were seen as rebels, nevertheless they were freedom fighters because the government was unfair, the taxes were harsh, and the justices of peace were biased. One reason that Shays and his followers were freedom fighters is that the government was unfair and punished unlawfully. According to Daniel Gray, “Now the government will not allow people to petition the court to make sure their imprisonment is lawful. All of this is unlawful punishment.” In other words, the government didn’t let people voice their opinions and their punishment for talking was unfair. Shays and his followers were fighting for fair rights. They weren’t trying to go against the government, Shays and his followers were trying to represent the population of farmers that got an unfair punishment. …show more content…
“There is little money right now. The harsh rules for collecting debt will fill our jails with people who owe money,” (Gray). The taxes went up almost one thousand perfect and the farmers that served in the war did not get paid for their service, according to the class notes. Most importantly, the farmers were not trying to avoid the taxes. Since they were harsh and rose up high, the farmers could not pay them. Gray states that there is little money because of the war. The farmers did not get paid for their service and they were put in jail for not paying their