MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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Question
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They lost money trying to convert their currency between states.
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They were not paid for their service as soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
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They had to pay too much money in national taxes.
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They had large medical bills to pay after the Revolutionary War.
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The taxes are too much
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Detailed explanation-1: -FIRST: The present system of taxation operates unfairly between the poor and the wealthy classes. SECOND: The tax rates have been set too high. THIRD: There is a shortage of cash money, and farm goods are not accepted as payment for debts and taxes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Townshend Acts severely taxed the colonists, and farmers in western Massachusetts were unable to pay the tax, leading to the loss of their farmland. The Massachusetts government, under the Articles of Confederation, faced tariffs from other states, causing the farmers to sink into drastic debt.
Detailed explanation-3: -Unlike many other state legislatures in the 1780s, the Massachusetts government didn’t respond to the economic crisis by passing pro-debtor laws (like forgiving debt and printing more paper money). As a result local sheriffs seized many farms and some farmers who couldn’t pay their debts were put in prison.
Detailed explanation-4: -The farmers were aggrieved by excessive Massachusetts property taxes and penalties ranging from the foreclosure of their farms to lengthy prison terms. Led by Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays, the rebels stormed several courthouses in an effort to block tax collections.