MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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Question
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They were immediately forgiven
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They left the US and went to Canada
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They were put on trial and found guilty, so they fled
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They surrendered to the US army
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. In February 1787, once Shays’ Rebellion had been quelled, Knox reported to Washington on Lincoln’s successful operations.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the end of the rebellion, Shays had escaped to Vermont. Afterward he moved to Schoharie county, New York, and then, several years later, farther westward to Sparta, New York. In his old age, he received a federal pension for his services in the Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eighteen men, including Shays, were convicted and sentenced to death. Most of these either had their convictions overturned on appeal, were pardoned, or had their sentences commuted. Two of the condemned men, John Bly and Charles Rose, were hanged on December 6, 1787.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shays led a force of about 1, 200 men in an attack (January 1787) on the federal arsenal at Springfield, which was repulsed. Pursued by the militia, on February 4 he was decisively defeated at Petersham and fled to Vermont.