<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Shays' Rebellion </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Contemporary depiction of Daniel Shays (left) and Job Shattuck, two of the main protest leaders </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> August 31, 1786--June 1787 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Western Massachusetts, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Caused by </Th> <Td> Economic policy Aggressive tax and debt collection Political corruption and cronyism </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Goals </Th> <Td> Reform of state government, later its overthrow </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Methods </Th> <Td> Direct action to close courts; then military organization in attempt to capture the U.S. arsenal at the Springfield Armory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Resulted in </Th> <Td> Rebellion crushed, and problems of Federal authority linked to the Articles of Confederation spur U.S. Constitutional Convention </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Parties to the civil conflict </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Anti-government protesters </Td> <Td> <P> United States </P> <Ul> <Li> Massachusetts State militia </Li> <Li> Privately - funded local militia </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Lead figures </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Daniel Shays Luke Day Eli Parsons Job Shattuck </Td> <Td> James Bowdoin Benjamin Lincoln William Shepard </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Number </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> 4,000 + (largest force 1,500) </Td> <Td> 4,000 + (largest force 3,000) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> 4 killed dozens wounded many arrested 2 hanged afterward </Td> <Td> 1 killed dozens wounded </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Shays' Rebellion </Th> </Tr>

In western massachusetts in 1786 why did farmers revolt
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