3. Shays's Rebellion showed that the government under the Articles of Confederation was too weak to keep the peace. Put the events surrounding Shays's Rebellion in order by numbering them 1 through 5. Order Events - The Massachusetts state government ordered protestors to be arrested, causing thousands more to protest. - The Confederation Congress was unable to send help, so Massachusetts hired a private army to stop the rebellion. - Massachusetts began collecting heavy taxes, causing some citizens to worry about losing their lands. - Daniel Shays organized a protest at a courthouse that successfully shut down the court. - The rebellion ended, but people across the United States were upset that the U.S. government could not act to keep the peace.