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Shays' Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was a militia uprising that occurred from 1786 to 1787. It was led by Daniel Shays and Henry Gale. This rebellion was very influential in the development of the Constitution.
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because in eyes of all Europe Americans weren't going to last as a strong national government or even be close at that and shay's rebellion just helped them prove that what they thought of Americans were right.
What was Daniel shay and his follower subjected to?
During the Confederation period, the young American nation was in economic and political chaos. The new nation had to rebuild its economy without the benefit of belonging to the British mercantile system. America was desperately short on hard cash. This was due to the sudden renewal of British trade. Hard currency was leaving faster than it was coming into the country.
This combined with the war debt both on the national and state level helped to increase public anxiety over the nation's economy. States like Massachusetts attempted to pay off their creditors by raising taxes and implementing import duties on all incoming goods. These taxes would be a cause of contention because Americans hated taxes, particularly direct taxes. In fact, taxation was one of the leading causes of the American Revolution.
The framers of the Articles of Confederation deliberately forbade the Congress the power to collect direct taxes on income and property. The major obstacle in the Articles of Confederation was the States were 'asked' to pay to the Federal government the monies needed to pay the 'war debt' and for the running of the federal government. But the issue was that the federal had no 'power' to force the 'States' to pay. The Federal could enforce impost's, duties and excise taxes, (indirect taxes), but no direct taxes to the people.
The states maintained the power of direct taxes. Which they still hold the only power to enforce today. Thus, when the states like Massachusetts, needed to raise money to pay off their war debts, they levied direct taxes on property and attempted to collect them by methods and practices that were an anathema to their poorer citizens. This affected the farmers and small landowners the most. In Massachusetts, this problem came to a boiling point in August of 1786, with the outbreak of Shays' Rebellion. This rebellion would last until February 1787 with the capture of Shays and his followers by loyal State militiamen.
Shay's Rebellion, led by Daniel Shays, was a protest over these overburdening direct taxes which caused other economic problems faced by farmers of Western Massachusetts. Being unable to pay their debt, because the paper currency then in circulation was worthless, and because of the political power wheeled by the states. The State could take 'all' your property if you owed any taxes, even those taxes far less then the worth of your land. Thus, they lost their land to foreclosures and confiscation by the state government.
When the news of the insurrection spread, it had caused conservatives everywhere to shudder. They saw this rebellion as one step closer to tyranny and outright anarchy. The rebellion more than anything emphasized the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and that the states were too democratic in nature. This Rebellion is one of the main reason's that then farmer George Washington decided to return to the service of his countrymen, Shay and others being former officers and close friends under his command during the Revolution, accepted the request to Chair the Constitutional Convention to be held in Philadelphia.
The shown weaknesses of the national government to collect monies to pay the debt of the whole, helped the nationalist to call for a strong central government, capable of solving the economical and political problems of the nation. The Philadelphia convention would take place in the spring of 1787. The Constitution of the United States was outlined at this convention. As it went around the States for ratification the important first ten Amendments, known as the 'Bill of Rights' were added. The Bill of Rights are the only Amendments that cannot be, or have been, changed. One of these Rights again guaranteed that the federal government could not 'direct tax' the people of the United States, but this time they could by Apportionment (the actual count of each person in each state) enforce each state to pay their portion of the debt of the United States as a whole. The States could gather, by direct tax if necessary, and would 'have' to pay the tax to the federal government.
What did Washington do to stop shays rebellion?
he killed off every american and became a vampire hunter
What governor pardoned Daniel Shays?
Daniel Shays, a leader of Shays' Rebellion, was pardoned by Governor James Sullivan of Massachusetts in 1788. The rebellion was a response to economic injustices and oppressive tax policies, and the pardon occurred after the conflict had subsided. Sullivan's decision was part of an effort to restore peace and unify the state after the unrest.
How did Shay's Rebellion affect public opinion?
Shays's actions encouraged demands for changes in the Articles of Confederation.
Why did papineau start the rebellion?
Papineau started the rebellion, known as the Lower Canada Rebellion, because he believed in the need for political reform and greater democracy in Lower Canada (modern-day Quebec). He was frustrated with the British colonial government's refusal to address the grievances and demands of the French-speaking population. The rebellion was an attempt to bring about political change and assert the rights of the French Canadians.
Shays Rebellion made people ask for what revised?
Shays Rebellion made people ask for the Articles of Confederation to be revised.(:
Could I get a summary of what Shay's Rebellion was about?
Farmers in western Massachusetts resented the fact that the state's tax laws favored trade at the expense of farming. The state legislature was composed mostly of merchants from Boston and other shipping towns and cities. In 1786, farmers assembled in conventions and demanded that their property tax be lowered. To make up for the loss of revenue, they called for the abolition of aristocratic branches of the government in Boston. A Revolutionary War veteran named Daniel Shays led about 2,000 armed men against the Springfield arsenal. The governor of Massachusetts asked for help from the national government but the government under the Articles were unable to act. The rebellion eventually collapsed but the problems continued. Shays and his followers believed they were simply carrying on the sprit of the Revolution. Thomas Jefferson, then minister to France, agreed with them. "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing," he wrote to a friend. "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Washington did not agree with Jefferson. He welcomed the failure of Shays's Rebellion and he compared it to his having to use force to prevent a military coup by a group of army officers under his command. He believed citizens could not take up arms whenever they felt something was not done correctly or they had a grievance.
What did shays rebellion make clear to the states?
It proved that the Article of Confederation were too weak. The govenment was too weak to do anything.
no, it was only daniel shays, the farmer who tried to overthrow the government during the 1800 because he was mad.
It forced the realization that the Articles of Confederation were unworkable, and a Convention was called to draft the Constitution.
