Shay's Rebellion
What was the Shay's Rebellion?
A violent attack on courthouses and other government properties.
What was a Arsenal?
Where weapons were stored.
Who was James Madison?
Strict constructionist, 4th president, father of the Constitution, leads nation through War of 1812.
What economic problems faced the newly created nation of the United States?
Trade problems among the states, war debts, and weak economy.
Where did Shays' Rebellion Start?
Massachusetts, 1787
What was Inflation?
A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
Who did the taxes particularly fall the most on?
The taxes fell most heavily on farmers, particularly poor farmers in the western part of the state. As the recession grew worse, many found it impossible to pay their taxes as well as their mortgages and debts.
How was George Washington a problem for the Shay's Rebellion?
Shays' Rebellion accelerated calls to reform the Articles, eventually resulting in the Philadelphia Convention of 1787.
How was the Articles of Confederation a big part of The Shays Rebellion?
The Articles of Confederation restricted the federal government from forming a militia.
What was a Ratification?
the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
Who Was William Shepard?
A military officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
How did this affect slaves?
Planters lost about 60,000 slaves.
How did Shays' Rebellion start?
Shays' Rebellion started when the government of Massachusetts decided to raise taxes instead of issuing paper money to pay off it's debts.
a period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment.
Who was Debtors?
people who owe money.
What did the Massachusetts legislature do in response to the rebellion?
The Massachusetts legislature responded, passing an amnesty law in November, 1786, for those who had interfered with the courts.
How did George Washington feel about Shays' Rebellion?
George Washington was extremely embarrassed with the United States as he exclaims, "I am mortified (embarrassed) beyond expression. He feared that the United States mus look "ridiculous...in the eyes of all Europe."
What was Magna Carta?
A document guaranteeing English political liberties.
Who was Daniel Shays?
A American soldier,revolutionary and farmer famous for leading the Shay's Rebellion.
How this affected Governments?
The rebellion set the stage for George Washington's return to political life and highlighted weaknesses inherent within the Articles of Confederation.