MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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about 1, 100
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about 234
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1, 200
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1, 230
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Detailed explanation-1: -In September, Shays led a group of 600 men to shut down the court in Springfield.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the eighteenth century, farmers in western Massachusetts were outraged at the taxes levied by a distant and unsympathetic government; they rebelled. The government responded by attempting to suppress the rebellion.
Detailed explanation-3: -On January 25, 1787, 2, 000 farmers led by Daniel Shays assaulted the arsenal.
Detailed explanation-4: -Finally, about 150 rebels were captured, and the rest dispersed. This arrest ended the rebellion. Although several leaders were sentenced to be hung, they were pardoned. Shays himself lived in Vermont for a year, asked and received pardon and moved to Sparta, New York.