31 août 1786 - Shays' Rebellion
Description:
Date: 1786-1787Description: Shays led a group of farmers to stop courts from seizing land and enacting debt collection. They wanted the right to postpone paying taxes until postwar agricultural depression lifted.
Cause: Issues between elite property owners and farmers increased.
Historical Impact: Called for recognition that farmers and other non-elite people were being cheated, and caused some change in the way of tax collection and government.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
31 août 1786
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 239 ans