The leaders of Shays's Rebellion used which of the following arguments to justify their actions?
A) Strong central government is a necessity given the turbulence and unruliness of the uneducated masses.
B) In a republic, all adults twenty-one years of age and older should have the right to vote.
C) Landowners should share their profits with farm laborers because it is the laborers who make such profits possible.
D) Their struggle was similar to the one that led to the quest for American independence.

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The leaders of Shays's Rebellion saw their struggle as a continuation of the quest for American independence. They argued that just as the colonists had fought against unjust British rule, they were now fighting against unjust state governments that were not representing the interests of the people.

The Leaders of Shays's Rebellion Used Which of the Following