The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Modern historians create modern narratives to help younger generations to understand history.
In modern and technological society, like we are living now, younger generations tend to forget the past, traditions or customs that were very important in the history of the country. There are many important names, characters, incidents, battles, documents, that formed this country but many young Americans are not aware or so interest in learning more about that. That is why it is so important that modern historians create modern narratives to help younger generations to understand history. To catch their attention. And not only through books, but through video, the internet or social media.
So close to the us. i assume you mean one of the islands of the coast
Taxation. Shay's Rebellion happened because banks were foreclosing on farmers' homes. The farmers revolted because they couldn't make their payments <em>and </em><em />the high interest rates which was somehow caused by large post (Revolutionary) war debts. The federal government struggled to pay its debts because the Articles of Confederation didn't allow the federal gov't to <em>force</em> states to pay taxes.