Shays' Rebellion Timeline of Events

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Shays' Rebellion

Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787. The rebellion is named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War....

Timeline of Events

1783

9.26.1783

The first battle of Shays' Rebellion begins.

1786

8.29.1786

Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.

1787

2.3.1787

Shays' Rebellion is crushed.