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Shays’s rebellion forced courts to close so judges could not take away ___________

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farmers' land

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The Shay's Rebellion (August 1786 - June 1787) was an uprising led by Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays in the state of Massachusetts. Angry over the state government's intention to collect due taxes while many were experiencing an economic downturn, people rebelled against the government when they tried to enforce land seizures as payment. The rebels, amongst them Daniel Shays, interrupted court procedures and forced them to close to judges could not take away their lands. As the rebellion gained momentum, it turned into an armed uprising, which the federal government found itself powerless to stop. It was eventually put down by local militiamen. However, the inefficiency of the federal government to quell down the uprising highlighted the need for a stronger central government, which would be one of the main issues during the Constitutional Convention that eventually drafted the Constitution of the US in 1787.

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