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Describe what happened when the regulators marched on the arsenal late in the afternoon of January 25.1787

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The regulators marched on the arsenal trying to get the weapons and overthrow trhe government. The federal government could not finance the troops necessary to contol the rebellion, so it had to be put down by the Massachusetts State Militia. This influenced in that many took the view that the "Articles of Confederation" had to be revised.

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