A former soldier and farmer who was worried about losing his farm, so he started a rebellion

A tax collector from Massachusetts who had to go and collect money from the poor

He was the Governor of Massachusetts at the time of a huge rebellion by farmers

Burned down government buildings all over Massachusetts

Took over courthouses to stop the courts from meeting

Paid Native Americans to raid the houses of the wealthy and powerful

Challenged the US military to a battle

They were afraid of the militia and didn't want to make it worse

The militia was too well trained and had the support for the French military

They didn't have a military or the authority to stop it

They didn't want it to end, they supported what Shays and is men were doing

Massachusetts and the Federal Government sent in militias to stop Shays

The French stepped in on the side of the US to stop the rebellion

Shays and his men got tired and gave up

The president ordered the US military to Massachusetts to stop rebellion

That it was too similar to the British system

That it was too weak to succeed

That it was strong and resilient

That it was a successful model of government

They decided Massachusetts couldn't be a state anymore

They allowed all the states to become independent countries

They met in Philadelphia to fix the Articles of Confederation

They switched to a French model of government

Springfield Armory

Harpers Ferry

Lexington

Boston

Lose their house/farm

Lose their right to vote

Be placed in a debtor's jail

Be whipped 39 times

George Clinton

Ben Lincoln

George Shepard

Allen Shepard