USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Shays performed so heroically that the Marquis de LaFayette personally awarded him a ceremonial sword in recognition of his leadership.

Detailed explanation-2: -Daniel Shays (August 1747 – September 29, 1825) was an American soldier, revolutionary and farmer famous for allegedly leading Shays’ Rebellion, a populist uprising against controversial debt collection and tax policies in Massachusetts in 1786–1787.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shays’s Rebellion, (August 1786–February 1787), uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions. Armed bands forced the closing of several courts to prevent execution of foreclosures and debt processes.

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.

Detailed explanation-5: -– After nearly 200 years, the headstone for a hero of the Revolutionary War finally has his name spelled correctly. Captain Daniel Shays led a fight against taxes in Massachusetts that historians now call “Shay’s Rebellion.”