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Springfield Armory
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The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary center for the manufacture of Unit
The clocktower of the Main Arsenal building, built in 1847
The clocktower of the Main Arsenal building, built in 1847
Shays' rebel forces, attempting to overtake the armory, flee from the state militia as grapeshot is fired from artillery
Shays' rebel forces, attempting to overtake the armory, flee from the state militia as grapeshot is fired from artillery
Conflagration of Part of the US Armory, Springfield, Mass. March 2nd, 1824
Conflagration of Part of the US Armory, Springfield, Mass. March 2nd, 1824
An "Organ of Muskets", in total the racks in the arsenal contain 647 Model 1861 rifles, with capacity to hold 1,100 when fully stocked; these racks ar
An "Organ of Muskets", in total the racks in the arsenal contain 647 Model 1861 rifles, with capacity to hold 1,100 when fully stocked; these racks are so-called "organs" as they were described as such in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's lamentations against the wastes of war in his poem "The Arsenal at Springfield"
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
Springfield Armory
…firearms. Famous first as the United States' primary arsenal during the American Revolutionary War, and then as the scene of a confrontation during Shays' Rebellion, the Springfield Armory in the 19th and 20th centuries became the site of numerous technological innovations of global importance, including interchangeable…
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.