Although it was known as an unsuccessful protest, it was a successful boost as it paved the road for what would later be known as the new Constitution, previously known as the Article of Confederation. Shays Rebellion is the most extreme response during an economic crisis and since it was dangerous to let American citizens run rampage causing more trouble with the addition of the economic crisis, national leaders felt compelled to act. Although Shay's Rebellion was not particularly big in terms of death ratios, but it does serve as a strong argument that the government should be strong enough to support the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shays%27_Rebellion
Nice post Chi, it's interesting how people were willing to fight against the newly formed American government. This rebellion greatly alarmed politicians throughout the nation, and proponents of this constitutional reform used this event to justify the need to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new document.
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https://www.history.com/topics/shays-rebellion
Yeah the articles of confederation stunk and it's interesting to see how they protested on how they thought the country should be run. Instead of the common day picketing and signs and peace it is interesting to remember how protests use to be violent before Martin Luther made it common for it to be the other way.
ReplyDeleteIronically, the rebellion was a product of bad tax codes by the state, which resulted in the Constitution, which gave the government the right to tax! It's also important to note how the rebellion was quelled -- with force by militia. This demonstrates the state power under the Articles under Confederation, in addition to the rebellion itself.
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