This tutorial is for the now ancient V1 Motor shield. Chances are you have a V2, check out the tutorial https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-motor-shield-v2-for-arduino This tutorial is for historical reference and previous customers only!
The Adafruit Motor Shield kit is a great motor controller for Arduino, but it does a little care to make sure it's used correctly. Please read through all the User manual sections at left, especially the section about library installation and power requirements!

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