aug 29, 1786 - Shays's Rebellion Aug. 29, 1786

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-Daniel Shays was a Revolutionary war vet who was not being compensated for his time in the war
-His home was facing foreclosure
-He and his men took weapons from an armory to be used to attack courthouses
-Massachusetts government couldn't mobilize forces (limitations of the Articles of Confederation)
-private citizens organized themselves to put down the rebellion
-One of the leading reasons for the Constitutional Convention

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