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Why did Shays’s Rebellion initially target local courts?(1 point)
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These courts were responsible for handling farmer debt collection.
These courts were responsible for handling farmer debt collection. - no response given

The farmers wanted the courts to lower taxes.
The farmers wanted the courts to lower taxes. - incorrect

The courts were going to help raise an army to defeat the rebellion.
The courts were going to help raise an army to defeat the rebellion. - no response given

The farmers blamed the courts for not being paid during the war.
The farmers blamed the courts for not being paid during the war. - no response given
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The courts did not have control of taxes and could not raise or lower them.
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Answer 1

Because local courts were enforcing debt collection and foreclosures (and jailing debtors). Shutting the courts stopped judgments, foreclosures, and debt-related imprisonments that were ruining farmers.