Shays's Rebellion was an attempt to
A) prevent the state of Massachusetts from foreclosing on the lands of debt-ridden farmers.
B) invade New England by royalists from Canada.
C) overthrow the federal government under the Articles of Confederation.
D) bring a Georgian slave revolt to Virginia.
E) force the British government to rescind the Tea Act.

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Shays's Rebellion was a protest by debt-ridden farmers in Massachusetts against the state government's attempt to foreclose on their land. The rebellion was sparked by economic hardship and was a response to the government's failure to address the farmers' grievances. It was not an attempt to invade or overthrow the federal government, bring about a slave revolt, or protest British policies.

Shays's Rebellion Was an Attempt to