How does Shays' Rebellion show American fears of government at the time

Shays's Rebellion exposed the weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation and led many—including George Washington—to call for strengthening the federal government in order to put down future uprisings.

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They worried the government could not control unrest and prevent violence. Washington's View: "mankind, when left to themselves are unfit for their own gov."

Unlike many other state legislatures in the 1780s, the Massachusetts government didn't respond to the economic crisis by passing pro-debtor laws (like forgiving debt and printing more paper money). This led the rebels to close courts by force in the fall of 1786 and to liberate imprisoned debtors from jail.

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