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Shays's Rebellion
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Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect
An illustration of Shays's troops repulsed from the armory in Springfield in early 1787
An illustration of Shays's troops repulsed from the armory in Springfield in early 1787
Populist Governor John Hancock refused to crack down on tax delinquencies and accepted devalued paper currency for debts.
Populist Governor John Hancock refused to crack down on tax delinquencies and accepted devalued paper currency for debts.
Artist's depiction of protesters watching a debtor in a scuffle with a tax collector by the courthouse at Springfield, Massachusetts. The insurrection
Artist's depiction of protesters watching a debtor in a scuffle with a tax collector by the courthouse at Springfield, Massachusetts. The insurrection was a tax-related rebellion.
Governor James Bowdoin instituted a heavy tax burden and stepped up the collection of back taxes.
Governor James Bowdoin instituted a heavy tax burden and stepped up the collection of back taxes.
Daniel Shays
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Daniel Ogden Shays was an American soldier, revolutionary and farmer famous for allegedly leading Shays' Rebellion, a populist uprising against controversial debt collection and tax policies that took
Shays's Rebellion
…called Shaysites, who protested against economic and civil rights injustices by the Massachusetts government were led by Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays. By the early 2020s, scholarship has suggested that Shays's role in the protests was significantly exaggerated. In 1787, the protesters marched on the…
A sketch of Shays in 1878's Our First Century by Richard Miller Devens
A sketch of Shays in 1878's Our First Century by Richard Miller Devens
Daniel and Abigail Shays' Pelham, MA farmhouse, c. 1898
Daniel and Abigail Shays' Pelham, MA farmhouse, c. 1898
Contemporary engraving depicting Daniel Shays (left) and Job Shattuck, another rebel leader; the artist intentionally rendered them in an unflattering
Contemporary engraving depicting Daniel Shays (left) and Job Shattuck, another rebel leader; the artist intentionally rendered them in an unflattering way
The Springfield Armory (building pictured is from the 19th century) was the first major target of the rebellion.
The Springfield Armory (building pictured is from the 19th century) was the first major target of the rebellion.