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I think Daniel Shays was a hero, he was standing up for something that wasn't right or fair and it made the government realize that they needed a stronger government.

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Hero. He stood up for what was right and that's why the farmers united and backed him up all the way. Such injustice was so just so unfair.

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I think Daniel is a hero because he stood up for what he believed in to help himself and others. His actions helped our new form of government today.

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I believe Daniel Shay was a hero. He wanted to free the farmers who had been locked up for not being able to pay their taxes. He was a true friend. He showed the government their weakness. They need to make their central government stronger to handle issues like this. Because of Shay's rebellion it became clear that the Articles of Confederation would not work for the USA.

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I think that Shays was a hero because started a movement that would have a positive impact on people. He wanted to help those who hadn't been payed their money and being forced to still pay taxes from being taken to jail. He knew that the system was flawed, so he thought if he started the rebellion the system would change and be better.

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I think that Daniel was a hero by his actions although he could have taken a "better" route such as trying to reason with them instead of protesting. The articles were in fact flawed and I can see why he got mad because his friends were being sent to prison .

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I think that daniel was a hero because he
wanted to free the farmers who were going to prison unjustly.

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I think Shay was a hero because he wanted to help the Americans be free, and pay they're taxes. He also showed that the government was weak and revealed how helpful he was to the government.

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he was a hero because he was standing up for the people who couldn't do it themselves, he didn't want innocent people to go to jail;or die

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Based on  what you know about the Articles government so far, and its weaknesses, as well as what you know about Daniel Shays, decide if you think he is a hero or a villain. Explain your answer in AT LEAST TWO SENTENCES. :) Start your post by saying "I think Daniel Shays was a hero for starting this rebellion because" OR "I think Daniel Shays was a villain for starting this rebellion because."

Then please comment on one peer's post with either "I agree because" or "I disagree because".

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I think he was hero because he was doing what he felt was right. He knew what the government was doing was wrong, so he did something about it.

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Shays is a hero because he went against the government, which was unfairly taking away farmland from farmers due to them not being able to pay debts, due to the governments poor way of handling the economy. He showed how poor the government was and how it needed work, without him we could still have this type of government.

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Shay was a hero. He stood up for his and other peoples rights, not caring about the consequences. He knew that the government had no right to take land from these people who work hard on it. Especially because they were doing it from money, for there problems. He did what he thought was right with confidence, that is a true hero.

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Shays was a hero because he wanted to help is fellow farmers.

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Shays was a hero. he was helping all his friends that were going to jail for no reason and the government realize that their system was too weak.

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Shays was a hero. He helped let the government recognize that there was a problem in the system.

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I think he was a hero because he revolted against a system that wasn't working.The farmers weren't able to pay their taxes because of the government not because they didn't want to.

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I think Daniel Shays was a hero because he his revolt got the United states to realize the Articles of Confederation were not working.

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I believe Daniel Shays was a hero, because without his revolt the United States government would have most likely not noticed they needed to change the Articles of Confederation sooner. I can see Daniel Shays' viewpoint about taking the farmers the land and throwing them into prison for not paying their taxes. The farmers couldn't pay the government anything, because there was no income coming in. But saying he was villain would not be the right word for his actions.

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I think Daniel shays was a hero because without him a lot more people would have died in jail because they couldn't pay taxes. he also opened the eyes of the government and the citizens to know that the articles of confederation was not good or strong and needed a change.

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I think that Daniel Shays was a hero and a villain. It depends on how you look at it. To the farmers, he was a hero. He rebelled and eventually saved the farmers who were imprisoned and showed that there were weaknesses in The Articles of Confederation. But from the governments point of view, he was a villain. He led a violent rebellion that could have been peaceful. If he had pursued long enough, the government might have let the farmers go without any deaths. But he chose to go violent, causing multiple people on both sides to perish. So, it just depends how you look at it.

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I believe that Daniel Shay was a hero because he helped show that the Articles of Confederation are too weak to last in the United States.

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I believe Daniel Shay was a hero, he rebelled and fought for his friends. To save them from prosecution and get their farmlands back. To me that's a hero...

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I think that Daniel Shays was a hero. He rebelled against what he though was wrong in order to save his friends.

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I think Daniel Shays was a hero. I think this because he fought for what believed in and also did not give up. He showed the government that it needed to be improved and what they were doing was not right.

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I believe that Daniel Shays was a hero because his rebellion helped people to realize that the states had too much power and no one could pay their farmlands. He stood up for his friends who were sent to prison and he almost got killed for it.

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I believe that Daniel Shay was considered a hero because  he stood up for the people that were struggling.He also did so many other things for others like serving in different battles in the Revolutionary War.In my opinion his bravery and respect for others definitely classifies him as a hero.

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I believe that Daniel Shay was a hero because he was trying to help people who couldn't find jobs at the time .

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I believe that he was a hero because he was revolting against a government plan that was not working and helped people realize that.

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I believe Shays was a hero for starting this rebellion. Because of his anger for putting his fellow farmers into prison because they were unable to pay their taxes, he started this rebellion to prevent other farmers to be sentenced as well. This caused Congress to realize the way the Articles of Confederation was supposed to aid leading America, was in actuality, tearing the economy apart. The goal of this was seen, and in addition, we know he was a good and noble man due to his actions and deeds to help America in the past. This fight against taxes led to farmers not being sent to jail, and making the government realize this Article of Confederation was not sustainable.

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I think that Daniel Shays was kind of a hero.He had good intentions and a valid point, but the way he went about it was probably not the best choice. However, I do respect what he was fighting for, and if it wasn't for him and the other rebellious farmers, who knows what the U.S. would look like today.

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I believe that Daniel Shays was a hero because he led a fight against taxes in Massachusetts that historians now call “Shay's Rebellion.”  I truly BELIEVE that he REALLY is a HERO to ALL. if he didn't start the REBELLION we could have all been issued with complications.

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I believe that Daniel Shays was a hero. All he was doing was fighting for better conditions and look at what happened, the government ended up starting to see the error in their ways.

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I believe Daniel Shays was a hero to the Americans. He had participated and helped in the American Revolution against the British. Shays had also proved that the Articles of Confederation was not a strong enough government. If he had not started the rebellion, the United States would've been issued with more complications.

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I do believe Daniel Shays was a hero to the U.S. Without him, the government would've had taken a longer time to change and that would have resulted in more problems.

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I think that Daniels shays was a hero. because he tried to fight against the states which were taking their farms and putting them in jail just because they didn't have enough money. shay was just trying to go against unfair treatment to them but it was also because of him that the government knew about the problem with the current government.

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I believe shay was a hero because he was only trying to protect the only source of income for him and his family. He also wanted to stand up for the other farmers who didn't have to courage to do it alone.

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I believe that Shays' intentions was trying to build a democratic revolt where the government does not have the power to completely overrule the people but, in the process gave almost no power for the government to even tax people to pay off the depression in the revolt.It was a good attempt by him though.

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I believe shays was a hero because I think Shays was trying his best to raise attention and stop what was happening to his fellow farmers. His intent was to help his fellow man and his goals were noble.