...In the book Shay’s Rebellion by Leonard L. Richards the author clearly supports that the Shay’s Rebellion of 1786 and 1787 fundamentally changed the American nation towards a stronger national government. Richard’s new found set of data allows for a more detailed and accurate depiction of the Shay’s Rebellion than any other before stated version. Richard’s explains the use of this data to observe the participants of the rebellion, the causes and the outcomes all in a socioeconomic stand point. The book Shay’s Rebellion by Leonard L. Richards is about the subject of the armed uprising in Massachusetts that occurred in the summer of 1786 through the winter of 1787, called Shay’s Rebellion. Shay’s Rebellion was started by a western Massachusetts farmer named Daniel Shay who was a...
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...Edonis Shehu History1301 12/7/12 Professor Troy Shays Rebellion January 25, 1787 was a day that played a huge factor in making the young nation, America, think very carefully about its form of government. Snow was falling eminently that day as the group of farmers and ex-revolutionary soldiers marched through it. All the ammunition and gunpowder the rebels needed to go to Boston and over throw the government was inside that federal arsenal. They had just one thing standing in there way, nine hundred militia troops. In this essay, we’re going to take a look at all the factors that led to Shays Rebellion, go in deep depth of how it all went down and show why this incident is one of the most important events of the United States. America after the Revolutionary War was in shambles. Americans had paid a very heavy toll for this independence. Thousands of men had died, homes and farms had been destroyed, and the nation was governed by a Congress which was governed by the Articles of Confederation; which was a really weak system of central government. Daniel Shays was born into poverty in Western Massachusetts and worked as a farm laborer most of his life. Shays goes into the Revolutionary War as a Private, spends five years fighting and leaves the war as a Captain. Marquis de Lafayette honored him with a sword because he thought Shays did a superior job under him. Soldiers were paid for the war they entered, but were paid in currency that depreciated very quickly, which was...
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...Shays’ Rebellion was an armed uprising of farmers in Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787. Farmers in Massachusetts rebelled against the United States government. This occurred because several farmers incurred high debts from creditors, that they could not afford to pay off. Farmers also suffered from high taxes, that the government imposed in attempt to pay off debt from the Revolutionary War. Massachusetts did not respond to farmers asking for help, so the rebellion transpired. The main conflict of Shay’s rebellion was farmers in debt versus the state of Massachusetts’ government. Shays’ rebellion was quite similar to the American revolution, it was citizens resisting the government when nothing was done to fix the nation’s issues.The Articles of...
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...In 1786, about 700 debt-ridden farmers led by Daniel Shays took part in a violent uprising in western Massachusetts. They attacked courthouses to stop officials from foreclosing on farms. The farmers rebelled against state taxes that were difficult to pay due to the economic depression. The Massachusetts militia was called to end the mob violence, but many Americans saw shay’s Rebellion as a sign that the Articles of Confederation was not working. Fearing a future crisis, leaders called for a convention to discuss forming a stronger government. This led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia. The rebellion started on August 29, 1786. It was precipitated by several factors: financial difficulties brought about by a post-war...
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...Shays’s Rebellion was an armed uprising in the state of Massachusetts, led by American Revolution Captain Daniel Shays, from 1786 to 1787. Approximately 4,000 farmers protested against tax increases, levied by the state to pay off the Revolutionary War debt. The already struggling farmers, who were in debt, demanded that the government provide tax relief. Throughout the state, protestors began shutting down the courts, where their debts were normally collected. The farmers, who rioted against all those in support of the government, desperately attempted to take over the government’s arsenal in Springfield. However, by the winter of 1787 the state militia defeated most of the rebels, causing many to flee. With the rebellion drawing to a close,...
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...Bill of rights- list of basic individual liberties that government could not abridge Virginia passed the first in June 1776 Western land problem- Northwest ordinance – created the Northwest Territory it passed on July 13 1787 Newburgh conspiracy- plan by continental army officers to challenge the authority of the confederation congress, happened b/c congress could not meet financial obligation to the military Shays’ rebellion- uprising that occurred in Massachusetts in 1786 – 1787 occurred due to aggressive tax and debt collection Three fifths clause compromise between delegates from south and northern states, in 1787 it stated how slaves would be counted when determining states total population for constitutional purposes. Antifederalists- group of individuals that oppose ratification of the new constitution. Against the constitution drafted in 1787 Federalist papers collection of 85 articles written by alexander Hamilton, James madison, and john jay. It promoted the ratification of the US constitution Haitian rebellion 1791 was a slave revolt in the French colony and which left to the elimination of slavery there and founding of the republic of Haiti Sedition act 1918 during ww1 made it a crime to print or write disloyal/profane language about the form of US government Tories is an American colonist who supported the British side during American Revolution. Defenders of the king Robert Norris Boston massacre took place in 1770 street fight that began when patriot...
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...radical Patriots alone in New England from the other colonies. The British troops landed in New York 1776 while continental congress was declaring independence. Armies and Strategies: Howes strategies worked by making the opponent surrender rather than destroying them. General Washington’s strategy was to draw the British away from the seacoast, extending their lines of supply and draining morale in a war of attrition. Most of the continental army was low class and they were not well armed. Victory at Saratoga: This is also known as the turning point. In order to finance this battle the British were increasing land tax. Their main goal was to isolate New England. Howe had a different plan he wanted to attack Philadelphia and end the rebellion with one victory. General Burgoyne’s troops were forced to surrender to General Horatio Gates and his men at Saratoga, New York. Social and financial Perils: After the victory at Saratoga difficulties included a British naval blockade that cut supplies of European manufactures, the occupation of Boston and other major cities, and unemployment for urban and rural workers. The fighting led to many deaths in the armies and in civilians. Everything led to a finical crisis; this caused them to print out paper money that was worth less. They borrowed gold from France and farmers refused to sell their crops for less. The continental army suffered in the winter of 1777-1778 due to...
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...OUTLINE OF U.S. HISTORY OUTLINE OF OUTLINE OF U.S. HISTORY C O N T E N T S CHAPTER 1 Early America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CHAPTER 2 The Colonial Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 CHAPTER 3 The Road to Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 CHAPTER 4 The Formation of a National Government . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 CHAPTER 5 Westward Expansion and Regional Differences . . . . . . . 110 CHAPTER 6 Sectional Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 CHAPTER 7 The Civil War and Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 CHAPTER 8 Growth and Transformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 CHAPTER 9 Discontent and Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 CHAPTER 10 War, Prosperity, and Depression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 CHAPTER 11 The New Deal and World War I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 CHAPTER 12 Postwar America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 CHAPTER 13 Decades of Change: 1960-1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 CHAPTER 14 The New Conservatism and a New World Order . . . . . . 304 CHAPTER 15 Bridge to the 21st Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 PICTURE PROFILES Becoming a Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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