History of the United States I / Unit 7 USH1 0922 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Shays' Rebellion
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The idea
Western Massachusetts farmers faced high taxes and debts they could not pay in worthless paper, and many were veterans facing loss of their homes.
In practice
Citizens taking up arms in seventeen eighty-six and closing courthouses across the state to prevent foreclosure.
Where people slip
Daniel Shays of Pelham was one of many former Continental officers, singled out as ringleader, which is how it got its name.
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