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Corrected entry to read Massachusetts, not New Jersey.

Replaced "No actual fighting took place during the incident, but tensions quickly escalated." With "Four men were killed - the first casualties of the rebellion - and many were wounded." From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shays_Rebellion [[User:AmyStevens|AmyStevens]

I think we need a better source than bratanica for that. Hopefully someone can find one. That our own articles are the source of all the top hits for "Killed" and "shays" in Google is not a very promising sign. - Nunh-huh 19:26, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

David P. Szatmary, Shays' Rebellion: The Making of an Agrarian Insurrection. "In desperation the militamen then aimed two cannons directly at the rebels and fired fourteen or fifteen rounds of grapeshot into their ranks. When the smoke cleared, the blood of four dead and twenty wounded farmers stained the snow-covered ground around the arsenal as the bulk of the farmers retreated from Springfield to nearby towns." p. 102

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It would be nice if his reasons for fighting were covered better. The comment at the end about the principles of the revolutionary war and the rebellion being the same is confusing because we aren't told what those principles are!

Yes, and it would be nicer if you actually told like a summary about the story. Exmaples like" Who, What, When, Where, How, and why. This would be more useful for students!!!

everybody knows Daniel is a girls name its not funny.

I like this Page...and it was very helpful!

The article begins with 'Daniel Shays, January 25, 1787." This is presumably the date on the assault on the Springfield arsenal but as it is, there is no indication whatsoever what the significance of this date is. Also, there is no mention of Shays' date of birth in the article. I have found articles which say it is 1747. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.61.153.152 (talk) 17:08, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

I detest these no-talent assclowns who have nothing better to do than vandalize wikipedia. will someone please fix this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.184.85.27 (talk) 08:51, 2 December 2007 (UTC)