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What other rebellion complained about entry fines and enclosures?

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Shays' Rebellion was a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 against high taxes and fees, with farm goods not accepted for payments, and resembles the student's question on entry fines and enclosures. Another related uprising is the Whiskey Rebellion, while the Johnson County War involved conflict over land but differed in focus.

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The rebellion you are referring to might be Shays' Rebellion, which was a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt. The rebellion is named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. The protestors, including many war veterans, were opposed to the high taxes and fees charged which they could not afford to pay, especially since farm goods were not accepted as payment for debts and taxes. As the unrest escalated, Shays and his followers forcefully prevented the courts from holding sessions and succeeded in closing courts in western Massachusetts.

Another uprising with similarities was the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794, where farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against a federal tax on whiskey, their most profitable good. This was seen as yet another unfair tax imposed by the government that negatively affected farmers who were already struggling.

Contrastingly, the Johnson County War in 1892, while also a conflict centred around land issues, specifically regarding the enclosure of open lands and the branding of unmarked cattle, was not primarily about entry fines or enclosures but was more related to tensions between large cattle operators and small ranchers in Wyoming.

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