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[[image:portrait_daniel_shays.jpg caption="This is Daniel Shays"]]
=Phase 1=

Q1. What do I know about my historical figure? Daniel Shays was born in 1714, Hopkinton, Massachusetts. He was an ordinary farmer from western Massachusetts and a former captain in the Continental Army. He married Abigail Gilbert on July 18th, 1772 in Brookfield, Massachusetts. By 1777, Shays was nominated as the captain in the 5th Massachusetts Regiment, participating in colossal battles such as Battles of Bunker Hill, Ticonderoga, Saratoga, and even Stony Point. Shays was famous for him, along with a group of farmers rebelling against the unfair taxation, debt repayment legislations, and territory issues. His revolt against the Massachusetts state government in 1786-1787 was significant that is affected the Articles of Confederation.

Q2. What more do I want to learn? Since Shays' rebellion could be considered as the turning point of the change of the Articles of Confederation, there are many questions I want to figure out, such as:
 * More purposes of Shays' rebellion (exception: ones I already mentioned; unfair taxation, debt repayment legislations, territory issues)
 * Shays' background (childhood, conflicts between his family and himself)
 * Government condition during Shays' rebellion
 * Did Shays' rebellion lead to the new drafting of the Constitution?
 * Was Shays interested in changing the Articles of Confederation from the beginning?

Q3. Where can I find out more information. I would use Internet sources and books from libraries the most. Internet site like Google shows various websites that relate to my research topic which is extremely helpful. Also, books have interesting information and more proven facts that I can study. Furthermore, I can probably interview or survey people who know American Histoy well enough that they can answer my questions. People like my history teachers and even people I know who majored American History would be supportive.

=Phase 2=

What is your historic question? My primary historical question is... "How did Daniel Shays' personal life influence his decision to start rebellion?"

What information do you expect to find from your research? I expect to find the answers to the questions I have in my mind. One of them is Shays' childhood. I'm willing to find out more about his parents, conflicts made between his family, schooling, and his childhood suffurance. Also I want to find out whether Shays was planning for the revision of the Articles of Confederation from the beginning on purpose and conflict between the court.

What information resource(s) will you use first to find the answer to your question? I would first use the general internet resources and ask some people about this whole topic generally then discuss specific questions.

List at least two primary resources that you used to research your question:

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1. Smith, Richard Norton. "Prologue: Selected Articles." National Archives and Records Administration. 4 June 2009 .======

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List at least four secondary resources that you used to research your question: 1. [|__http://www.bookrags.com/biography/daniel-shays/__] 2. [] 3. [|http://www.calliope.org/shays/shays2.htm]

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Daniel Shays was famous for his great rebellion against unfair taxation, debt, and territory issues. This rebellion was called as the "Shays' Rebellion." Shays was extremely focused on his own rebellion for a reason. Shays' parents lived most of their lives as an indentured servant and Shays himself as a farmer as well. This can tell that they weren't wealthy at all. I think Shays' personality and life sufferance affected his rebellion to be more meaningful and stronger which made a change in the Articles of Confederation.=====