USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Four Shaysites were killed and 20 wounded. There was no musket fire from either side. The rebel advance collapsed with most of the rebel forces fleeing north. Both Shays’ men and Day’s men eventually regrouped at Amherst, Massachusetts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shays then led a force of about 1, 500 men in an attempted raid of the Springfield armory on January 26, 1787. The group was intercepted on the day before its planned attack; four protestors died in a brief conflict with the militia and the group dispersed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The army fired warning shots followed by artillery fire, killing four of the insurgents and wounding twenty. The rebel force quickly faltered and scattered into the countryside. Many participants were later captured and most men, including Shays, eventually received amnesty as part of a general pardon.

Detailed explanation-4: -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; the goal was to prevent the trial and imprisonment of debt-ridden citizens.