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Poor farmers, angered by extreme debt, taxes, and the treat of debtors prison, rebelled against court seizures of land and attempted to raid the Springfield Armory.  A militia was put together to stop them, however there was a lack of central response due to the Articles' weaknesses.

Shays' rebellion created a clamor for reform that led to the current constitution.