He served as an ensign at the battle of bunker hill, and attained the rank of captain in the continental army, but resigned his commission for reasons quite problematical. Effects and outcomes of the rebellion rebels were captured on february 3rd of 1787 shays and the men he led were all sentenced to treason, but most were pardoned by the john hancock, who was a newly elected governor though they were pardoned, shays and the rebels were prohibited from running in office, serving in juries, and voting shayss. Daniel shays every revolution passes through broadly similar stages. Ppt shays rebellion northwest territory powerpoint. As a result, there were many popular movements and uprisings. List of books and articles about shays rebellion online. Shayss rebellion lasted from august 1786 to february 1787. Spanish intrigues on the western frontier, and armed rebellion in western massachusetts underscored the. Their first child, daniel junior, was born in 1773. Started because farmers couldnt pay debts with hard currency. Moreover, the state constitution massachusetts adopted in 1780 was drafted mostly by businessmen who lived along the coast, and the states inland.
He moved back to massachusetts where he lived in poverty. Contemporary engraving depicting daniel shays and job shattuck. Shays rebellion was the clash between farmers and merchants that tested the uncertain institutions of the new republic. Chart and diagram slides for powerpoint beautifully designed chart and diagram s for powerpoint with visually stunning graphics and animation effects.
He spent his early years as a landless farm laborer. These setbacks, along with tax relief from the assembly and amnesty for the rebellion s leaders, ended the uprising. Shays rebellion shays rebellion shays rebellion led by daniel shays. The rebels, who called themselves regulators or shayites, were led by revolutionary war veteran daniel shays. Because of inflation, continental soldiers did not receive the pay they earned fighting in the war. Home of daniel shays in pelham, ma which was destroyed by the flooding of the area creating the quabbin in the 1930s was, like most in this rebellion a yeoman farmer.
Daniel shays was the former captain in the continental army and the person who organized the rebellion. In colonial america if a man didnt own land then he couldnt vote. Shayss rebellion students britannica kids homework help. A powerpoint covering shay s rebellion, who led it, who was involved, what happened. In january 1787, shays and about 1,200 farmers headed to a state arsenal. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id.
A revolution is a dynamic struggle of living forces, with inevitable ups and downs. The rich merchants were making the rural population pay taxes and debts with money that they, the poor farmers, didnt have. Oct 19, 2018 contemporary engraving depicting daniel shays and job shattuck. Because i desperately needed a new video, i decided to. Farmers,including daniel shays who was the leader of this revolt, were what started shay s rebellion. This historyplex post gives the summary and significance of shays rebellion.
Their desperate struggle was fueled by the injustice of a regressive tax system and a conservative state government that seemed no better than. Shays rebellion northwest territory 1 shays rebellion northwest territory. During the years 1786 and 1787, a series of confrontations took place between desperate debtorfarmers and state government authorities in western massachusetts. Shays was a massachusetts farmer and revolutionary war veteran who, like many of his fellow veterans, found himself broke and in debt after the war. Daniel shays finally received his pension at the age of 77. Bowdoins hardline policy to suppress shayss rebellion. The events that became known as shays rebellion came to symbolize the widespread discontent manifested throughout new england during the economic depression that followed the american revolution.
Daniel shays was born in hopkinton, massachusetts sometime between april and august, 1747, the son of irish immigrants patrick and margaret dempsey shays. The drama of the shays rebellion is vividly captured in this one hour documentary. Since shay s rebellion happened many were eager to see what would happen and came to the philadelphia convention. In pelham there is a monument to the regulators and their cause. In september 1786 daniel shays and other local leaders led several. Shays rebellion was the first major armed rebellion in the postrevolution. These setbacks, along with tax relief from the assembly and amnesty for the rebellions leaders, ended the uprising. American revolutionary war veteran daniel shays led four thousand rebels called. A quick overview of the 17861787 event known as shay s rebellion. Lenox people and institutions were part of the action. After shays rebellion a close reading guide from america in class 2. In 1772, he married abigail gilbert, and they settled in brookfield.
On this day, shays rebellion starts in massachusetts. Western massachusetts was ground zero for shays rebellion 17861788. Governor bowdoin immediately sent troops to squash the rebellion. Shays rebellion took place because the rural population believed the richer merchant population was imposing unfair economic terms on them. In january 1787, shays and his followers attacked the federal arsenal at springfield, but were driven off. Shays rebellion, 1786 a short history of the shays rebellion in massachusetts in the wake of the american revolution, in which many poor farmers and war veterans attempt to shut down the states courts in protest at the debt burden on veterans and high taxes on farmers. Daniel shays has been memorialized locally in a variety of ways. Although the rebels were defeated by the state militia, they were victorious at the polls. Perfect for students of the social studies, lifelong learners and the cray cray on the internets. Worlds best powerpoint templates crystalgraphics offers more powerpoint templates than anyone else in the world, with over 4 million to choose from.
In january 1787, they attacked a building used for storing weapons in massachusetts. Any actions that were popular and demanded law changes were often put down by. Daniel shays and the plight of farmers and veterans. Daniel shays, a former continental army captain, led a group of upset western massachusetts residents who were upset about the way the state government was handling wartime debt and high taxes. Daniel shays was the symbolic leader of shays rebellion, which was started as a protest by massachusetts farmers against high taxes and prison sentences for the borrowers. The shaysites the name given to shays followers included veterans, landholders, officeholders, militiamen, and moses sash, a free african american who became one of shays captains. In response massachusetts raised a militia to fight shays group, the militia was able to stop shays and his men but this would be an eye opener for america.
Shayss rebellion, 178687, armed insurrection by farmers in w massachusetts against the state government. May 18, 2011 get ready for lame jokes and bad historical parody. The rebellion arose in massachusetts in 1786, and soon spread to other states cfr. Falling under the burden of debt large, a number of farmers had their property confiscated by creditors and were thrown in jails. The rebellions started by daniel shays in 1786 were aprotest against. Daniel shays, stormed into courthouses to stop the courts from selling their land. The history of shayss rebellion linkedin slideshare. An uneasy peace followed as thousands of men surrendered their weapons and took an oath of loyalty to the commonwealth of massachusetts that would keep them out of prison and off the gallows.
They were led by daniel shays, a captain during the american revolution. A week later on february 4, lincolns men ambushed shays and his men at a. Shays rebellion, and refer students to the righthand side jefferson of the second notetaking organizer. It threatened to plunge the united states into a civil war. Hard currency is money, not trade like the farmers were. During the bitter winter of 178687, daniel shays, a modest farmer and revolutionary war veteran, and his compatriot luke day led an unsuccessful armed rebellion against the state of massachusetts. Our new crystalgraphics chart and diagram slides for powerpoint is a collection of over impressively designed datadriven chart and editable diagram s guaranteed to impress any audience. In the eighteenth century, farmers in western massachusetts were outraged at the taxes levied by a distant. Shea family, shays, daniel, 17471825, shays rebellion, 17861787 publisher boston. Sentenced to death for his role in the rebellion, shays was later pardoned. Punishment and appeasement the bloodshed and death at springfield horrified the people of massachusetts and shocked observers abroad. There was a wave of farm closures in massachusetts protested high taxation, the governors high salary, high court costs and the refusal to issue paper money shay organized an army of 700 men many were unpaid veterans closed down commonwealths supreme court in worcester next they turned west to springfield where they broke into the jail to free imprisoned debtors. In 1786, debtridden massachusetts farmers under the leadership of daniel shays. 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.
Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates tpts content guidelines. Shays rebellion stanford history education group sheg stanford. They wanted to show that the government was too weak to act. Shays rebellion powerpoint by pocketful of write tpt. Shays rebellion the great depression after the war, each state began issuing its own paper money the more money in circulation the less a dollar bought finances collapsed paper money was refused as worthless gold and silver were hoarded by people 17841789. This led to shays rebellion farmers, led my daniel shays, attacked and closed the courts in two massachusetts counties. Shays rebellion highlighted the internal conflict in the postrevolutionary war united states. Debtridden farmers, struck by the economic depression that followed the american revolution, petitioned the state senate to issue paper money and to halt foreclosure of mortgages on their property and their own imprisonment for debt as a result of high land taxes. New england historic genealogical society collection. Nearby amherst has shays street and the horse caves, an overhanging ledge under which, according to local legend, daniel shays hid during the regulation. Shays rebellion is often regarded as the event that led americans to want a stronger central government, but the story is not so simple. Northwest ordinancethis powerpoint presentation examines.
Ppt shays rebellion powerpoint presentation free to view. He was a farmer who could not afford to buy tools and seeds for planting. During the years after the american revolution, the nation was facing acute economic crisis. In 1786 daniel shays, a former captain in the continental army along with 1,200 other poor farmers joined together to show their anger about the situation. He served as an ensign at the battle of bunker hill, and attained the rank of captain in the continental army, but resigned his. A truly unique history channel production, shays rebellion. At this point, daniel shays, a former captain in the continental army who was now a bankrupt farmer, emerged as one of the rebellions leaders. A week later on february 4, lincolns men ambushed shays and his men at a camp in petersham and crushed the main rebellion. Daniel shays gathered a militia and they started rioting at local courthouses and shut down the proceedings. Frustrated, the farmers revolted which came to be known as shays rebellion. Hard worker or not, men like daniel shays without a trade or land to farm, generally delayed marriage until their midtwenties. How is donald trump and his role in the current presidential election an example of thomas jeffersons belief that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing. Explain how this excerpt could be used to justify daniel shays actions.
When lower courts started to seize the property of farmers such as daniel shays, a revolutionary war veteran, western massachusetts farmers temporarily closed the courts and threatened a federal arsenal. Their leader was daniel shays, a former revolutionary war captain. There was a wave of farm closures in massachusetts protested high taxation, the governors high salary, high court costs and the refusal to issue paper money shay organized an army of 700 men many were unpaid veterans closed down commonwealths supreme court in worcester next they turned west to springfield where they. Shays rebellion ca 8th grade us history standard 8. The agitators objected to heavy land and poll taxes, the high cost of lawsuits, high salaries of state officials, and what they believed were. Theyll give your presentations a professional, memorable appearance the kind of sophisticated look that. The fighting and land grabbing between the states and the creation of individual state money visuals to show how. Bowdoins hardline policy to suppress shays s rebellion. Shays rebellion began in 1786 as organized protests by farmers in western massachusetts against the debt and tax collection practices of the states government.
The thirteen british colonies that would become the united states of america, fought and won against the most powerful imperial power on the planet. In the fall of 1786, shays led armed farmers in marches outside county courthouses in. Shays, daniel, 17471825, shays rebellion, 17861787 publisher. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Apr 11, 2014 effects and outcomes of the rebellion rebels were captured on february 3rd of 1787 shays and the men he led were all sentenced to treason, but most were pardoned by the john hancock, who was a newly elected governor though they were pardoned, shays and the rebels were prohibited from running in office, serving in juries, and voting shayss. If the courts couldnt be in session then they couldnt take the land of the farmers. Shays rebellion, however, held broader significance. An artificial collection of manuscript documents, acquired by the historical society between 1938 and 1985, that includes the 25 january 1787 letter from daniel shays and daniel gray to benjamin lincoln. Shays lived in vermont until he was pardoned two years after the rebellion. The rebels were led by a local farmer and onetime captain in the continental army, daniel shays, who intended to get hold of the weapons in springfield and. Winner of the standing ovation award for best powerpoint templates from presentations magazine.
At this point, daniel shays, a former captain in the continental army who was now a bankrupt farmer, emerged as one of the rebellion s leaders. Shays had been a captain in the continental army prior to the american revolution. Issuing a cry that left no room for doubtin monarchies the crime of treason and rebellion may admit of being pardoned or lightly punished, but the man who dares rebel against the laws of a republic ought to suffer deaththe unrelenting adams urged the vacillating bowdoin to use military. Daniel shays and some of the other soldiers began to protest against these. Shays rebellion was an armed uprising in western massachusetts in opposition to a debt crisis among the citizenry and the state governments increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades. Get ready for lame jokes and bad historical parody. Daniel shays, american officer 177580 in the american revolution and a leader of shayss rebellion 178687, an uprising in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions. Sentenced to death for his role in the rebellion, shays was. Shays rebellion was one of several critical events that led to the calling of a constitutional convention the following year in philadelphia. Was the first rebellion since the new federal and state government. This led to shays rebellionfarmers, led my daniel shays, attacked and closed the courts in two massachusetts counties. Shayss rebellion august 1786february 1787, uprising in western.
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