Shays' Rebellion

(noun)

Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders.

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Examples of Shays' Rebellion in the following topics:

  • Shay's Rebellion: 1786-1787

    • Shays' Rebellion (1786-7) against economic oppression challenged federal authority and partly affected the new Constitution being drafted.
    • Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787.
    • The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders.
    • Contemporary unflattering depiction of Daniel Shays and Job Shattuck, two of the main protest leaders
    • Examine the impact of Shay’s Rebellion on the political debate during the Constitutional Convention
  • Shay's Rebellion and the Revision of the Articles of Confederation

    • Shays' rebellion prompted the Boston elite and members of the central government to question the strength of the American government.
    • Later that fall, Shays marched the newly formed "rebellion" into Springfield to stop the state supreme court from gathering .
    • The state responded with troops sent to suppress the rebellion.
    • Shays retreated to Vermont by 1787.
    • Thomas Jefferson, who was serving as ambassador to France at the time, refused to be alarmed by Shays' Rebellion.
  • The Confederation's Weaknesses

    • In 1786–87, Shays' Rebellion, an uprising of farmers in western Massachusetts against the state's government, threatened the stability of state governments.
    • Contemporary unflattering depiction of Daniel Shays and Job Shattuck, two of the main protest leaders
  • The Federalists

    • The Federalist movement was strengthened by the reaction to Shays' Rebellion of 1786–1787, which was an armed uprising of yeoman farmers in western Massachusetts.
    • Shay's rebellion was fueled by a poor economy that was created, in part, by the inability of the federal government to deal effectively with the debt from the American Revolution.
    • Moreover, the federal government had proven incapable of raising an army to quell the rebellion, so Massachusetts had been forced to raise its own.
  • Federalism

    • The movement was greatly strengthened by the reaction to Shays' Rebellion of 1786-1787, which was an armed uprising of farmers in western Massachusetts.
    • The rebellion was fueled by a poor economy that was created, in part, by the inability of the federal government to deal effectively with the debt from the American Revolution.
    • Moreover, the federal government had proven incapable of raising an army to quell the rebellion, so Massachusetts was forced to raise its own.
  • The Confederation's Problems

    • In 1786–87, Shays' Rebellion, an uprising of farmers in western Massachusetts against the state court system, threatened the stability of state government.
  • The Boxer Rebellion

  • Gabriel's Rebellion

    • Gabriel's Rebellion was a planned slave revolt in Virginia in 1800 that was quelled before it could begin.
    • Numerous black slave rebellions and insurrections took place in North America during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries.
    • After plans for the rebellion were quelled, many slave holders greatly restricted the slaves' rights of travel.
    • For many southern white slave owners, Gabriel's Rebellion proved that slaves would tend toward rebellion and resistance if not kept forcibly contained and controlled.
    • For many slaves and free African Americans, the rebellion proved the power of strategic organization and resistance.
  • Pursuing Both War and Peace

    • The petition was rejected, and in August 1775, A Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition (or the Proclamation of Rebellion) formally declared that the colonies were in rebellion.
    • The Proclamation of Rebellion was written before the Olive Branch Petition reached the British.
    • In August 1775, upon learning of the Battle of Bunker Hill, King George III issued a Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition.
    • On October 26, 1775, King George III expanded on the Proclamation of Rebellion in his Speech from the Throne at the opening of Parliament.
    • The Proclamation of Rebellion was King George III's response to the Olive Branch Petition.
  • The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002

    • Chris Shays (R-CT),H.R. 2356, is the version that became law.
    • Shays–Meehan was originally introduced as H.R. 380.
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