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The revolt is known as Shay's Rebellion, after the leader Daniel Shays. Shays and his contemporaries felt that Massachusetts should have forgiven the debt of farmers who fought for independence against the British instead of having their land seized and being thrown in debtor's prison.
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Why were people in the western counties of Virginia against secession?
because of pirate booty
How did western ranchers and farmers get their product to the eastern market?
Railroad
Who stood to gain the most from Pinckney's Treaty (1795)?
western farmers
What did farmers want from the new national government?
1790, American farmers wanted fair tax laws and the right to settle western lands.
Revolutionary war veteran who led poor farmers in a revolt that failed but had far reaching consequences?
Named after Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Shay, Shay's Rebellion (1786-1787) led poor farmers in north and western Massachusetts against the Republican government in Boston. It was the first armed rebellion against the new American government. The long-term result was that Massachusetts violent response led to the Articles of Confederation being replaced by the just-written Constitution of the United States.
Who started the whiskey rebellion?
Farmers in western Pennsylvania started it.
Who led an army of farmers and debtors in rebellion in western Massachusetts?
Daniel Shay
Why did farmers in western Massachusetts take up arms in Shay's Rebellion?
1786-1787
Why did farmers in western Massachusetts take up arms in arms in shays rebellion?
1786-1787
Who led the rebellion that forced courts in western Massachusetts to close so judges could not confiscate farmers lands?
white people
Why did farmers in western Massachusetts take up in arms in Shays Rebellion?
Because of high taxes, they faced the loss of their farms to foreclosure.
When was Western Counties Regional Library created?
Western Counties Regional Library was created in 1969.
Where did Shays rebellion occur?
In Western Massachusetts.
What was the location of shay's rebellion?
Shay's Rebellion (1786-1787) was a series of protests by farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt. Vendors had started to require payments in cash, which was in short supply for many farmers. The problem was that subsistence farmers lived on credit and paid in good years. It was most concentrated in Massachusetts, although it extended in the area from New Hampshire to South Carolina. Interestingly, it was part of the impetus to replace the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution and led to George Washington's presidency.
What sparked off Shays's Rebellion?
Shay's Rebellion was an armed uprising in Central/Western Massachusetts that started on August 29, 1786. The financial difficulties of the depression, lack of currency, and harsh government policies led to the start of the rebellion.
Why did western farmers wanted free silver?
why did western farmers want free silver?
When was Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts created?
Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts was created in 1901.
