Shay's+Rebellion

Shays served in several wars, including the Revolutionary War, Lexington, Bunker Hill, and Saratoga. He was wounded in action, and decided to leave the military in 1780 without pay. He returned to his home in Massachusetts, where he had worked as a poor farmhand, to find that he was deeply in debt. He was provoked into action when he saw a sick woman's bed being taken under her because she could not pay her debt and taxes.


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__Shays' Rebellion__
Shays Rebellion was an armed rebellion led by Daniel Shays that took place in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787. Members of Shays Rebellion were mostly poor farmers who were being oppressed by unpayable debt and taxation from the government. If the farmers failed to pay their dues, the government took their land and home. To prevent this unjust act, the "Shaysites," as they were called, worked to close down courts in western Massachusetts. They were eventually stopped by the military in January of 1787. More than 1,000 Shaysites had been arrested. Members of Shays' Rebellion were recognized by their use of liberty poles and trees.