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What was the main factor that led to shays rebellion

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The main factor that led to Shays rebellion was that American farmers against state and local enforcement of taxe collections and judgements for debt.
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Farmers were going to lose their farms due to raised tax.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Shays Rebellion that erupted between 1786-1787 in Massachusetts, it was formed by ex-revolutionary war soldiers that turned farmers.

The main cause for the Rebellion was that many farmers who fought in the Revolutionary War received only little compensation and did not have money, they could not buy goods because businesses demanded immediate payment that usually was bought on credit.

At the same time, the government raised taxes.

Revolutionaries tried to propose reforms but the government ignored them, then they started blocking judged from entering the courthouses, crowds grew to hundreds, armed men.

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