MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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Question
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Farmers weren’t selling their food to the public causing starvation
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The government wouldn’t help or protect poor farmers
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Farmers’ land was being taken from them
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Farmers were being thrown in jail
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Detailed explanation-1: -On this day in 1787, Shays’ Rebellion effectively ended in Springfield, Mass., when its forces failed to capture a federal armory. The uprising was one of the major influences in the calling of a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shays’s Rebellion exposed the weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation and led many-including George Washington-to call for strengthening the federal government in order to put down future uprisings.
Detailed explanation-3: -The confederal government found itself unable to finance troops to put down the rebellion, and it was consequently put down by the Massachusetts State militia and a privately funded local militia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shays’ Rebellion started when the government of Massachusetts decided to raise taxes instead of issuing paper money to pay off it’s debts. Who did the taxes particularly fall the most on? The taxes fell most heavily on farmers, particularly poor farmers in the western part of the state.