Shays' Rebellion (aug 31, 1786 – jun 28, 1787)
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Daniel Shays was poor farmer and revolutionary war veteran from west Massachusetts who was taxed heavily and could not pay. Shays’ Rebellion was a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts, beginning in 1786, which led to a full-blown military confrontation in 1787. The rebels were mostly ex-Revolutionary War soldiers turned farmers who opposed state economic policies causing poverty and property foreclosures. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a farmer and former soldier who fought at Bunker Hill and was one of several leaders of the insurrection.
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