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Shays' Rebellion and the Founders


Shays' Rebellion | George Washington's Mount Vernon

A violent insurrection in the Massachusetts countryside during 1786 and 1787, Shays' Rebellion was brought about by a monetary debt crisis at the end of the ...

Shays' Rebellion, Daniel Shays, post-Revolutionary War, economic ...

Shays' Rebellion greatly influenced many to support revising the Articles of Confederation to strengthen the national government. Governments not strong enough ...

3.1 Info Brief: Summary of Shays' Rebellion | Constitution Center

As a result, a Massachusetts militia eventually put down the rebellion. For many in the Founding generation—including George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and ...

Shays' Rebellion ‑ Definition, Date & Significance | HISTORY

Shays' Rebellion was a series of attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts that helped spur the creation of ...

Shays's Rebellion (article) - Khan Academy

In August 1786, Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led an armed rebellion in Springfield, Massachusetts to protest what he perceived as the unjust ...

The Events and Impact of Shays's Rebellion

The most prominent unrest occurred in the western counties of Massachusetts where debtors led by Daniel Shays (among others) shut down the civil courts.

On this day, Shays' Rebellion starts in Massachusetts

On this day in 1786, a popular uprising began in Massachusetts. Shays' Rebellion was one of several critical events that led to the calling ...

Shays' Rebellion - UMBC

Tell students that they will be reading letters written by two of the nation's founders, George. Washington and Thomas Jefferson, to learn their views on Shays' ...

People - Shays' Rebellion - Springfield Technical Community College

Shays' Rebellion affected many people. This website shares the stories of some of the men and women who lived through this event and its aftermath.

Aug. 29, 1786: Shays' Rebellion - Zinn Education Project

29, 1786: Shays' Rebellion ... The class conflict that led the colonists to oppose British rule did not end with the Declaration of Independence. It flared up ...

Shays's Rebellion | Summary, Dates, Significance, & Facts | Britannica

Shays's Rebellion, (August 1786–February 1787), uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions.

George Washington discusses Shays' Rebellion and the upcoming ...

George Washington discusses Shays' Rebellion and the upcoming Constitutional Convention, 1787 | On January 25, 1787, Daniel Shays and his insurrectionists ...

Shays' Rebellion and the Founders (Part 1) - Statutes & Stories

Shays' Rebellion was a wakeup call that exposed the inadequacies of the Articles of Confederation and served as a catalyst for the adoption of the Constitution ...

15a. Shays' Rebellion - USHistory.org

A group of protestors, led by Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays, began a 6 month rebellion by taking over the Court of Common Pleas in Northampton.

Shays' Rebellion | American Battlefield Trust

The roots of Shays' Rebellion lay in the document which created the first government of the United States, the Articles of Confederation.

How Shays' Rebellion Changed America | HISTORY

Get the story behind the uprising that propelled the Constitutional Convention to form a stronger national government.

Shays's Rebellion - Wikipedia

Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the ...

George Washington discusses Shays' Rebellion and the upcoming ...

On January 25, 1787, Daniel Shays and his insurrectionists confronted a Massachusetts state militia force outside the Springfield armory. Shays' Rebellion ...

Shays' Rebellion Student Handout - National Park Service

Shays' Rebellion began in Massachusetts. Merchants who ... This event forced many Founding Fathers to reconsider the laws of the country.

Shay's Rebellion - Historic Northampton Museum and Education ...

Shays' Rebellion ... During the years 1786 and 1787, a series of confrontations took place between desperate debtor-farmers and state government authorities in ...