Compare And Contrast The Whiskey Rebellion And Daniel Shays

However, an uprising led by Revolutionary War captain Daniel Shays that took place in western Massachusetts in 1786 was the event that got the attention of the founding fathers. The Shay’s Rebellion demonstrated to the founding fathers that the Articles of Confederation brought commercial problems, threaten civil order, and conflicts between states. Likewise, at the constitutional convention the founding fathers crafted and ratified the U.S constitution to address the problem the Articles of Confederation could not tackle. Unlike the Articles of Confederation, the divided the powers of the national government into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. Furthermore, the constitution established a one true currency system and presented the job duties and requirements the three branches and individual states. Unlike the Articles of Confederation, the constitution presented the rights of its people (Bill of Rights) and a system of check of balance and separation of powers that the United States as democratic country. The Articles of Confederation was a popular democracy with its chaotic results and the constitution was a responsible democracy with its civilized outcomes.

While considering Thomas Jefferson’s and George Washington’s different point of views on the topic of Shays rebellion it becomes apparent that based on the morality on which the United state’s were founded that Thomas Jefferson does have a more agreeable topic. This is not to say that George Washington's concerns of a “snowball effect” are not warranted it is just to say that Thomas Jefferson had a better take on the situation at hand .

A progression of tax revolts by Massachusetts ranchers against the Massachusetts law making body in 1786-1787. Shays' Rebellion, the post-Revolutionary conflict between New England ranchers and traders that tried the unsafe organizations of the new republic, debilitated to dive the divided states into a common war. The Rebellion emerged in Massachusetts in 1786, spread to different states, and finished in a failed assault on a government munitions stockpile. It slowed down in 1787 with the decision of a more well known representative, a financial rise, and the formation of the Constitution of the United States in Philadelphia.

After the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation were created to govern the new nation. The states were loosely tied together by a weak national government that had little applicable power. The states were left to individually find ways to pay for their war debts. Massachusetts did so by heavily taxing its people. The taxes were so heavy that in many cases people were paying more than they had paid under British rule. Daniel Shays, feeling outraged and betrayed, helped to organize the already present groups of fellow angry farmers into a rebel army. His army numbered close to 2,000 men. January 25, 1787 was to be the day that Shays would lead his men to attack the federal arsenal at Springfield. Due to communication difficulties, about 400 of Shays men were not

(5) In Massachusetts, Daniel Shay led many farmers who were in debt to the courthouse to protest. Many of these farmers had fought in the war and when they came back they were in debt from all the taxes. This was later known as Shay’s Rebellion and since these farmers were in almost every state, state officials were afraid that this uprising would spread. Because of Shay’s Rebellion, the officials wanted to preclude further rebellion from occurring throughout the states. For if it did up rise, they knew their government would look even more unstable from other countries point of view. George Washington’s repartee was that their enemies would be happy to see that they were not able to govern themselves.

There were many rebellions in the United States history, some peaceful and some violent. Shays' Rebellion in 1786 and the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 are examples of two brutal rebellions that led to death of many innocent people. Rebellions can develop due to many conditions including unfair laws, unfair treatment, and a disagreement over a sensitive topic. The Shays' Rebellion showed the Articles of Confederation was too weak, while the Whiskey Rebellion proved the Constitution to be a strong framework of government.

After reading an excerpt from Daniel Gray’s verbalization, I accede that Shays “Rebellion” was a fight for liberation. First of all, one of the reasons the people decided to revolt is the money from taxes wasn’t used to pay off the peregrine debt. In document A, the text states, “Instead it is being used to pay off investments that are held by wealthy

(2A) The reason for partisan policies in the early republic were conflicts and compromises. The Shays’ Rebellion, 1786, as well as the Whiskey Rebellion, 1791, helped contribute to the United States of America’s first party system in the 1790s. Shays’ Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place around Springfield, Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays against alleged injustices against economic and civil rights. They believed that the reform was needed against aggressive tax and debt collection. The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest. It was the first tax implemented on a domestic product during the presidency of George Washington. It was to help raise revenue for the Revolutionary War debt. It taxed any

Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in western Massachusetts that run from 1786 to 1787. The rebels, led by Daniel Shays were small farmers angered by debilitating debt and taxes and failure to repay such debts often resulted in imprisonment in prisons. This was viewed by many as unjust, unfair and primarily favoring those with money. The levying of the taxes was orchestrated so as to put money back to the coffers after the American revolution. Those adversely affected were small scale subsistence farmers and because of this, many found it extremely difficult to feed and cloth their families. There was also the issue of the tax system. The tax system at this time was regressive in that much of the Eastern state economies lay in the

Likewise to the Regulator Movement, Shay’s Rebellion occurred because of the property taken away from the poor farmers. Shay’s Rebellion of Massachusetts was caused from post war recession, lack of payment of army stipends, failure to receive payment from bonds, and farmers going into debt, which led to property being taken away from the yeomen farmers; this rebellion was significant in the terms of the realization of a stronger national government and the call for the Annapolis Convention. The elitist has little idea on what to do with the new found freedom. Currency was not yet established. Naturally a recession occurred. Trade came to a standstill. Nothing was coming in nor out. Furthermore, Shay’s Rebellion happened due to lack of

Admittedly, one significant continuity in violent protest in America from 1763 to 1791 was that the rebellions were always led by ordinary people to change government to benefit themselves. In the beginning of the period beginning in 1763, the first rebellion occurred in America, The March of the Paxton Boys. The Paxton Boy were Scots-Irish frontiersmen who created a small group in 1763 to retaliate against the the native attacks on the western frontier of Virginia and Pennsylvania that originated from the Pontiac’s Rebellion. They retaliated because the lack of the ability of the British Army and states militias to defend the colonist from the natives. Also Shays’ Rebellion was led by common people. Daniel Shays was a Revolutionary War Veteran and led four thousand poor yeomen farmers from western Massachusetts. Many of the Shaysite were also often Revolutionary War veterans which were not paid of their army stipends. Because of this, and the fact the economy was in a recession,

The Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 and the Shay’s Rebellion in 1786 were rebellions protests against the nefarious government. Although the uprising may be separated apart by a couple of years, they did have some similarities and differences. Both the Whiskey Rebellion and the Shay’s Rebellion, demonstrated the difficulties the farmers had to face and what the government came to realize. However, the way both situations were handled in diverse ways and what the government did to the farmers was different. First of all, the Whiskey Rebellion and the Shay’s Rebellion were akin in many ways.

In 1783 the American Revolution ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, which gave the United States total independence. As a response to Britain's hated overpowering monarchy, the Articles of Confederation were put in place. The Articles gave each state large amounts of power and kept the central government weak. While at first the Article did preserve the independence, it was shown to be weak because it did not allow the federal government to tax or draft troops, leading to nothing getting done. In 1786 the people began to be affected by the Articles deficiency, so they rose up in Shays rebellion to try and make change themselves. While the uprising was eventually shut down in 1787, it was clear that the current government would not work. The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was held in Philadelphia to come up with a new, better form of government. The Federalists wanted a strong central government while the Anti Federalists wanted to keep the weak government, to ensure that another situation like the one with Britain was impossible. The Anti Federalists had a stronger argument because of the way Britain treated the colonists under their absolute monarchy, how the colonists believed that they deserved individual rights, and the federal government would be unable to govern small everyday problems.

Post-Revolution America was not a fairy tale. It is common knowledge that war of any type is a rather expensive endeavor. Naturally, at some point these costs of war must be paid regardless of the state of the economy. In addition, it was also clear that the Federal Government of the United States was not allowed to levy taxes per the Articles of Confederation, as such; this burden fell on the states. Shays Rebellion lead by Daniel Shays was an uprising to close the courts and prevent property seizure of unpaid debts (Manning). In the foreword to Secretary of War Henry Knox’s, letter to George Washington it is mentioned that many members of the states felt oppressed by the taxes levied on them. Knox’s letter then goes on to discuss a brief

The nation fell into a recession after the Revolutionary War and the disastrous financial situation allowed by the Articles only made matters worse. The problems with the Articles became undeniable in 1786 when Daniel Shay, a Massachusetts farmer and retired captain in the Continental Army, led his fellow farmers in resistance against farm foreclosures. He led armed bands of these men against the courts of western Massachusetts in an effort to force a closure of the court system (Text, 110). The rebellion was defeated by January of the following year but it was clear that change was needed.