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why were tax collectors threatened in the shays rebellion?

In the Shays's (Yes, it is spelled this way) Rebellion, the root of the problem was solely the Articles of Confederation.The Articles of Confederation was the documented first government system, one of the two we as Americans have ever had. TAoC were not sucessful but for one thing, the realization that this system needs to be revised, yet later changed into our beloved Constitution. TAoC gave the states so much power, as the government could do a total of four things: Control trade, Sign legal documents, request taxes, and declare war. Everything else was up to the states, and often tax collectors would take much more than the mandation, and pocket it themselves, which made Daniel Shays very angry.