1. What did Shays and his fellow farmers seek relief from?
Shays and his farmers were seeking relief from oppressive economic conditions.
2. What caused the scarcity of money?
The farmers were particularly hurt by the scarcity of money created by the decline of the state's shipping, fishing, whaling, and distilling industries and by the heavy taxes imposed to prosecute the Revolution.
3. What did the farmers demand?
The farmers' distress and demanding relief for debtors in the form of paper money, reduction in government expenditures, restraints on court and attorney fees, and suspension of debt executions.
4. What was the most significant impact of Shays's Rebellion?
The most significant impact of Shays' Rebellion was the impetus it gave the movement to replace the Articles of Confederation by a new constitution, creating a stronger national government.
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