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Why did the Massachusetts militia have the power to confront the federal government in Shays' Rebellion?
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Why did the Massachusetts militia have the power to confront the federal government in Shays' Rebellion?
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They didn't have the authority because the federal government had it all. The federal government had no military of its own to get back and could not enforce laws.
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