Shays's Rebellion in 1786 was significant in part because it caused a nudge away from the Articles of Confederation and helped to inspire the Constitutional Convention. Why were the Massachusetts residents revolting?
a. To secure voting rights
b. To secure free speech rights
c. To prevent the state from seizing their farms
d. To protest lengthy jail terms for minor infraction
e. To secure freedom of religion rights
c
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