<span>Daniel Shays was a soldier who fought honorably in the American Revolutionary War. When he returned from that war he and many of his fellow veterans faced financial difficulties. Because of his unpaid service in the army he felt the government was obligated to protect him from the debts owed to various private businesses</span>
He wanted to silence British and French spies.
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In the 20 years that followed the discovery of gold, 80 percent of the state's Native American population was wiped out—victims of displacement, disease and agenocide wrought in the sake of power and gold. John Sutter had set the stage for their destruction—but his cruelty was just the beginning
The gold rush of 1848 brought still more devastation. ... Violence, disease and loss overwhelmed the tribes. By 1870, an estimated 30,000 native people remained in the state of California, most on reservations without access to their homelands.