Daniel Shays was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts in 1747. He married Abigail Gilbert in 1772 and they settled in Brookfield, MA. In the latter part of his life, he moved to Sparta, New York, which is where he passed away in 1825.
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The correct order is: (1)The American Revolution left states deeply in debt. (2)Daniel Shays led a group of armed farmers who used the language of the American Revolution against the Massachusetts legislature. (3)The national government was unable to raise forces to put down Shays's Rebellion. (4)Shays's supporters were elected to the Massachusetts legislature. The Massachusetts legislature repealed the taxes and stopped paying its debts. (5)Congress agreed to call a meeting "for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation. The correct order is: (1) Massachusetts taxed land to pay its Revolutionary War debts. (2) Farmers led by Daniel Shays protested the Massachusetts land taxes. (3) Privately raised forces put down Shays's Rebellion. (4) Shays's supporters were elected to the Massachusetts legislature. The Massachusetts legislature repealed the taxes and stopped paying its debts. (5) Nationalists in the rest of the country called for a stronger national government.