Daniel Shays, a former army captain, led a mob in a rebellion against the Massachusetts government in order to
A) open up western territories for expansion.
B) prevent foreclosures on debt-ridden farm lands.
C) release certain British loyalists from captivity as prisoners of war.
D) resist taxes on whiskey.
E) destroy excess supplies of wheat and corn, thereby increasing the market price for these commodities.
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