1 Jan 1789 Jahr - Shay's Rebellion

Beschreibung:

- Shay (veteran of rev) didn't receive payments from war
- Faced losing his home + farm after Massachusetts gov. Made it easier for banks to foreclose on those who couldn’t pay
Gathers men, seizes weapons, and attacks courthouses
- Massachusetts gov cannot put down rebellion
- Reflect the problems of a weak central gov
- Creates motivation for Constitutional Convention