I've already answered this for you, but I am in the middle of a challenge, so I'll do it again:
Shays' Rebellion was led by Daniel Shay and Job Shattuck to overthrow the government, which was still going along with the Articles of Confederation, it happened a bit later than the date you said though. The Articles of Confederation gave the states more power over the government, which could be considered both a pro and con, as it made the government weaker. But don't blame them too hard, they had just broke free from King George III for the exact reason of overpowered government, or monarchy. Under the Articles, Congress had the power to establish laws, declare wars, and had control of the postal service. However, they were unable to enforce laws, also able to make peace, etc. Both businessmen and farmers alike were upset with the system the new government had, so there's that. It's probably best that they changed the government's ways to give themselves more power because you can't really trust every state to make the right decision. With a stronger government, there are also stronger laws.
This person's ability to bring people together and gain respect will allow him to execute his philosophy. Being he believes that personal freedom should be limited this will create an environment of totalitarianism.
