Shays' Rebellion

Constitution. Many times throughout the late 17th century, it was shone that this government was able to line up with the revolutionary ideals of freedom and sovereignty, through events such as Britain’s Salutary Neglect, British Acts, and Shay’s Rebellion early on. Once the Constitution was actually drafted, this was not the case as shown through the battle between…

Although, the Articles of Confederation did not create a feasible governmental system. The confederal system, then made a weak national government and powerful states. However, there was the failure of the Articles of Confederation. For example, Shay 's Rebellion in 1786 by farmers…

“It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the liberties of its people, can be strong enough to maintain its existence in great emergencies” (Abraham Lincoln, November 10, 1864). Though Abraham Lincoln was aware of the events after the articles of Confederation. This statement is still relevant in many ways because despite the articles of Confederation were in some cases successful. The overall effectiveness was disastrous, many times the articles of…

is a professor of History at Baruch College, and she teaches early American and women’s history. A BRILLIANT SOLUTION: Inventing the American Constitution is a book that involves the independence of United States of America. The years after the Rebellion were the greatest years and the most terrible periods. Even if the nation is eminent their newborn liberty, they did not have a strong central administration that would connect them mutually (Berkin, 2002). Berkin amazingly discloses the…

The American Revolution necessary for independence and freedom according to the Americans. The reasons as to why they needed to leave the British empire was indeed necessary, but did it really fix anything for American? In my opinion “The American Revolution” was not very revolutionary for the U.S and the citizens. The U.S. was in debt, no rights changed for women and slaves, and U.S. was not united after the Revolution so nothing really changed for the Americans after the war. The war began…

national government was vested in Congress. Voting was done democratically with each state having one vote. Shay’s rebellion taking place from 1786 to 1787, was a rebellion against Congress because of heavy taxes and economic depression. Much of the rebellion was composed of armed farmers shutting down the colonial courts. The Rebels, led by Continental army veteran Daniel Shay, marched to the federal arsenal in Springfield, but were shut down by General Benjamin Lincoln, of the states…

Part A 1a. I do not think that slavery should be legal. When you enslave someone, you take away their humanity. They are humans who deserve to be treated as such. Slaves are treated as property and sometimes are not fed and clothed. Does the Declaration of Independence not say the all men are created equal. 1b. I believe that if slavery is legal, the slave trade should be legal. The slave trade is very important the the economy. The slave trade is necessary in order to get new slaves into the…

1.As you read the chapter, create a chart of political, social and economic continuities and changes during the war. Based on this chart you create, answer the questions: How revolutionary was the American Revolution? What political, social, and economic changes did it produce and what stayed the same? I will not collect the chart, but it is a good way to organize your thoughts as you look at political, social and economic events during the war and how things stayed the same or changed. For more…

They hoped to establish a system where the people could trust the government and come together when under attack by a foreign enemy. It did not have the power to make the states obey them and was not able to control the people’s uprisings, like Shays ' Rebellion in 1786. The people began to feel the need for a stronger more cohesive government. Their goal was to amend (change) the Articles to make the national government more effective and so the Constitution was written. The Constitution…

The United States government under the articles of confederation was an almost unmitigated failure. In an attempt to protect the sovereignty of the individual states, the federal government was given practically no power. After the Shays Rebellion of 1791, it became apparent that changes were necessary, and the United States federal government was reorganized under the Constitution of the United States. Concurrently, concerns about citizens’ rights led to the ratification of the Bill of Rights…