Term: Daniel Shays (scroll down for Definition)

Answer: Daniel Shays

Daniel Shays' Rebellion was a Massachusetts uprising where farmers were protesting imprisonment for debt, lack of currency, and high taxes. It showed just how weak the Articles were, as there was no national army to put down the insurrection. The Massachusetts state militia eventually ended the violence, but plans to scrap the Articles were intensified.

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