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 Loyalists 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 led by Daniel Shays, a former soldier in the Revolutionary War who was upset with the government's policies towards debt-ridden farmers. The rebellion was an attempt to prevent the state of Massachusetts from foreclosing on the lands of these farmers who were unable to pay their debts. The rebellion was eventually suppressed, but it highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and helped pave the way for the Constitution.

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