Shays'+Rebellion

=Shays' Rebellion= Daniel Shays was one of the angry farmers. Shays became a leader in a movement that demanded lower taxes and the closing of courts that punished debtors. A debtor is a person who owes money. In September 1786, Captain Shays led a ragtag "army" of about 700 to close to the court at Springfield, Massachusetts. Fewer than a quarter were armed with anything more than clubs. To keep Shays' Rebellion going, the farmers needed better wepons. So in January 1787, Shays led an attack on the federal arsenal at Springfield, where rifles and ammunition were stored. Shays' attack was unsuccessful, and he fled to Vermont. But his rebellion gave the nationalists more amunition in their battle to strengthen the national government. ==