Shay's Rebellion (jan 1, 1786 – jan 1, 1787)
Description:
Causes: money or lack of money. American Revolutionary War resulted massive war debt. Farmers protested against debt and property tax collection.Effects: exposed weakness of the government under Articles of Confederation which led many to call for strengthening the federal government in order to put down future uprising.
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Date:
jan 1, 1786
jan 1, 1787
~ 12 months