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    Shay’s Rebellion is more than a simple act of civil disobedience of citizens against their government. There were a lot of key causes and factors to Shay’s Rebellion. All of theses factors and problems added up cause an uproar. The Rebellion in itself was not that big of a rebellion‚ however it did create a very big impact on the leaders of the nation. The Rebellion occurred in many places all over the new colonies‚ but most of the effect of the Rebellion took place at Massachusetts. The current

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    | | |Publisher: |Atria Books | | Plot summary: June’s daughter‚ Claire‚ needed a heart transplant. However‚ it was Shay‚ a man on death row for killing the rest of June’s family years ago‚ who wanted to donate his. After a grim‚ life-and-death struggle and careful consideration‚ June accepted Shay’s “grand” offer grudgingly‚ so Claire’s life was saved. Commentary:

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    it helped them. Shays’ rebellion demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation‚ and also revealed how the articles denied Americans the freedom they were promised in fighting and winning against the British. Through the unfair taxation of American farmers‚ laborers‚ and small business owners‚ middle and lower class Americans were becoming just as unfree as they were before the war. From this dissent with Boston tax collectors about the fairness of the taxation‚ Shay and fellow Americans

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    experiment to see if Pretties can be turned back to save her friends. This defiance in their world is unheard of‚ and because of Tally’s bravery and awareness‚ Tally has the potential to expose the government’s corrupt practices and officials. Though Shay inspired Tally run away‚ Tally defied the government and was willing to participate in an operation that would take away her free thought to free the others around her and leaving her future undetermined. Tally‚ in the book Uglies‚ takes risks to stand

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    It was early September when my mother made the announcement; she had purchased the concert tickets along with Meet and Greet. But these wasn’t just any concert tickets‚ they were tickets to see my favorite country duo Dan + Shay! I was beyond excited. but just when I thought my day couldn’t possibly get any better than in that moment‚ I learned the concert was in Nashville‚ Tennessee. to most people‚ Nashville was just another city‚ but not to me. To me‚ Nashville was exciting and fun and held

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    foreign countries. As debt collectors demanded their payments‚ lawsuits arose and farmers were losing their land‚ supplies‚ and ability to pay state taxes. Angered by this‚ farmers in Massachusetts rallied behind fellow farmer‚ Daniel Shays‚ who demanded change. In 1787‚ Shays and his increasing amount of followers‚ made a plan to shut down the courts by seizing weapons from the state armory. The state of Massachusetts was able to raise an army and put an end to this violent revolt‚ however‚ the national

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    In a time when peace treaties were given out‚ because of wars that ended like‚ the French and Native American war. Acts were placed and also repealed as in the Sugar and Stamp Act‚ because of this it caused the colonists to become outraged and create an uprising of rebellion. The House of Burgesses reacts strongly against British policies as the Boston Massacre happens when a british solider fires into a mob of colonists and the Committee of Correspondence is created by Samuel Adams‚ which begins

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    friend Shay engage in an argument. Due to the opinions of society‚ Tally‚ an Ugly‚ feels as though she will never be perfect unless she undergoes an operation to make her into a Pretty. Shay‚ on the other hand‚ is not corrupted by these thoughts; she refuses to have her life permanently altered into someone she does not want to be. Instead‚ she plans to take refuge in a camp called the Smoke‚ where audacious Uglies rebel against the pretty operation. Tally’s twisted conviction that Shay should

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    first created the Articles of Confederation. This upset many colonists and thats when Daniel Shays led the famous Shays Rebellion. “The government needed an extra push to figure out that the system wasn’t working for the country.” (9-17-13). This made people realize that the Articles of Confederation wasn’t the best government set up for the newly created country‚ so they began work on the Constitution. Shay had to rebel because‚ “ it would take too many people to amend the Articles of Confederation

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    Name Professor Course Date Shay`s Rebellion The 1787 rebellion was led by Daniel shay. He was not much literate‚ but he portrayed charismatic character. The “who`s who” of the day had been labeled a rebel‚ traitor‚ and coward. However‚ those allegations were nothing but distant from the truth. He was a devoted nationalist‚ and a decent military officer supporting America’s devolution. He had devoted over five years of his life in service of America`s government. In addition‚ besides devoting his

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