Shays Rebellion by Conner Moodie https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj Conner and Olivia en-us 2022-12-12 12:42:33 UTC 2026-02-16 20:16:24 UTC hello@padlet.com What was it? conmoodie https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417701418 Shays's Rebellion, (August 1786–February 1787), uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions. Armed bands forced the closing of several courts to prevent execution of foreclosures and debt processes.]]> 2022-12-12 12:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417701418 Who lead the rebellion? conmoodie https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417703975 The leader was Daniel Shays, a Revolutionary War veteran. Shays' followers called themselves Shaysites and Regulators.]]> 2022-12-12 12:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417703975 Relation to the Civil War conmoodie https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417704948 Shays' Rebellion is at times called the first civil war because it was an internal rebellion waged by American citizens against the government of Massachusetts. The Rebellion began just 3 years after the United States secured its independence in the 1783 Paris Peace Treaty.]]> 2022-12-12 12:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417704948 Did it succeed? conmoodie https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417705593 Shays' Rebellion did not succeed. For many, the rebellion symbolized a fatal weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation. Because Congress had no power to raise money, it could not help the states pay off their war debts, which forced the states to tax their citizens heavily.]]> 2022-12-12 12:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417705593 Negative Aspects conmoodie https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417707191 Shay's rebellion was bad for the people of Massachusetts since it caused economic and social chaos. It was also bad for supporters of the Articles of Confederation because it showed the weakness of the central government under the Articles.]]> 2022-12-12 12:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417707191 conmoodie https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417711356 2022-12-12 12:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/conmoodie/b1kodqpy6efndjqj/wish/2417711356