Shay’s Rebellion was the revolt of Western Massachusetts farmers against their state legislature because they felt they were being unequally represented. The intention of this paper is to analyze the problems that led to Shays’ Rebellion and to describe the casual relationship it had with the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Being able to help protect and support their personal lifestyles‚ which included their homes farms‚ and families was why Daniel Shays and other Western Massachusetts
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Shays’ Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays‚ a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders. The rebellion started on August 29‚ 1786. It was precipitated by several factors: financial difficulties brought about by a post-war economic depression‚ a credit squeeze caused by a lack of hard currency‚ and fiscally harsh government policies instituted in 1785 to solve
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Shay Rebellion-Alexander Hamilton The lackluster response to the Annapolis meeting might have been repeated the following spring‚ but for the violence that erupted in Massachusetts over the fall and winter. To Hamilton‚ Shays’ Rebellion was the direct and inevitable result of the weak national government. The attempt by Massachusetts to pay off its war debts on its own had resulted in a crushing tax burden‚ especially for farmers unable to produce the required gold or silver currency. The consequence
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Poverty‚ hunger‚ and forced to pay the government taxes. These are the reasons for a rebellion‚ they say‚ because their voices was not heard. They had no other choice than to resort to violence to catch the government’s attention‚ did they? No‚ they did have other choices other than violence‚ and their voices were heard. There was a reason for the government’s reaction of ignoring. First‚ let us look at the choices the people could have taken before rebelling. They could have actually helped the
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VI. Bacon’s Rebellion A. Berkeley’s fears of the freedmen were justified. B. In 1676‚ sparked not by a Dutch invasion but by an Indian attack‚ rebellion swept Virginia. C. It began almost as Berkeley had predicted‚ when a group of volunteer Indian fighters turned from a fruitless expedition against the Indians to attack their rulers. D. Bacon’s Rebellion was the largest popular rising in the colonies before the American Revolution. Sooner or later nearly everyone in Virginia got in on it‚ but it
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Slave Rebellion In time‚ all countries have there problems that are not being solved. During this time the people in this country are becoming discomfited as the problem is not being solved. They grow tired and weary of the problem and begin to want to change or solve it under their own circumstances. This is the start of a rebellion‚ a violent or open resistance to a government or ruler. These rebellions can be justified or also could be very awful and atrocious. One rebellin that was justified
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properties of the farmers to pay off the farmer’s debts. I think that the property was a kind of collateral for the money that the farmers borrowed for the ammunition. <br><br>I do not think that Daniel Shays and his band of farmers had any right to rebel and close down the banks. I do think‚ however‚ that what he did was also a good thing. It made the states realize that a stronger central government was needed. It was used by important people such as George Washington‚ James Madison‚ and Alexander
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Daniel Shays‚ a small Massachusetts farmer‚ was a hero because he started a rebellion. This rebellion started on September 29‚ 1786 (10 days). This rebellion against the government was called Shays’ Rebellion‚ which consisted of Shays and a group of farmers fighting against unfair taxes. Daniel Shays was heroic‚ because he fought against a very unfair government. He fought for not only for himself‚ but also the people. First of all‚ Daniel Shays was fighting a tyrannical government that was taxing
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Was the U.S. Justified in Going to War With Mexico? (Yes) The United States of America in the 1800’s was a rapidly growing country. Many people moved west for religious freedom while others were strong believers in Manifest Destiny. In order to occupy land‚ settlers had to find land that wasn’t already occupied. Since most of the west was a part of Mexico‚ this was not easy to do. Luckily‚ Mexicans also wanted settlers in their western lands because that area was not developed. Mexico invited
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Slavery has been around ever since the early 1600s in America. The very first slaves were shipped to the North American colony to help with plantation. Slavery was entrenched in the southern colonies because of the demand of workers for cultivating crops and it was justified by plantation owners through religion‚ however many African Americans gained their freedom by rebelling. Although slavery had already existed in America‚ it became deeply rooted in the southern economy‚ politics‚ and culture
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