True, this happened after a little girl pointed out that it had to be fixed. It happened in the year of 1954.
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
During an important time in the history of the colonies in North America, it came a time when the British owned most of the known territory in this region of the Americas. French people were more interested in maintaining the fur trade alive in order to make big profits. But the English were more interested in settling the land.
This British presence in most on the East coast territories meant more surveillance to the colonists, or at least that is how American colonists perceived it.
This represented a period of many hostilities, confrontations, and differences between the English crown and the 13 colonies. Yes, there were wars such as the Pontiac's War or the Seven Years War that increased the tensions between the colonies and the British government.
But what really upset and angered the colonists were the series of heavy taxations imposed by the English government such as the Navigation Acts, the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, the Intolerable Acts, and many more. Colonists were infuriated by these "aggravations."
And what made things worse was the fact that colonists had no voice or opinion in the British Parliament.
And what about aggressions such as the one called the Boston Massacre?
Of course, these things were major causes for the Revolutionary War of Independence.
The Shays insurgents claimed they were fighting for liberty as they did in the Revolution while the governor and other political leaders saw it as tyranny. The political leaders saw this as a threat to government and to the security of life and liberty. Additionally, there were former veterans fighting on both sides. Thomas Jefferson, while away in France, thought that "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing". He thought it was necessary for the health of the government. (Actual answer)
