Daniel Shays - Wikipedia
Daniel Shays (August 1747 – September 29, 1825) was an American soldier, revolutionary and farmer famous for allegedly leading Shays' Rebellion, a populist uprising against controversial debt collection and tax policies that took place in Massachusetts between 1786 and 1787. The actual role played by Shays in the rebellion is disputed by ...
Daniel Shays | Biography, Shays’s Rebellion, & Facts | Britannica
Daniel Shays, American officer (1775–80) in the American Revolution and a leader of Shays’s Rebellion (1786–87), an uprising in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions. Sentenced to death for his role in the rebellion, Shays was later pardoned.
Shays’ Rebellion ‑ Definition, Date & Significance | HISTORY
2009年11月12日 · Daniel Shays. Daniel Shays, for whom the rebellion was eventually named, was a farmer in Pelham and an ex-soldier who fought at Bunker Hill and other significant Revolution battles.
Daniel Shays - American Battlefield Trust
Most famous for leading the rebellion which bears his name, Daniel Shays began his life as the son of Irish immigrants, Patrick and Margaret. His parents settled in Hopkinton, Massachusetts in the 1730s and gave birth to Daniel in 1747, the second of six children.
Shays's Rebellion - Wikipedia
Historically, scholars have argued that the four thousand rebels, called Shaysites, who protested against economic and civil rights injustices by the Massachusetts Government were led by Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays.
Shays, Daniel - Encyclopedia.com
Daniel Shays (ca. 1747-1825), American Revolutionary War captain, is best known for leading a rebellion of western Massachusetts farmers in 1786-1787 seeking relief from oppressive economic conditions.
Shays' Rebellion - Person: Daniel Shays - STCC
Daniel Shays died in obscurity in Sparta on September 23, 1825, at the age of 78. Daniel Shays filed this request for a Continental Army pension in 1818. More info
Shays' Rebellion - American Battlefield Trust
2021年10月18日 · Daniel Shays was one of the farmers who took part in the march on Northampton. The next month, he was one of the leaders of a group of armed farmers who successfully intimidated the court in Springfield into adjourning without …
Shays’s Rebellion | Summary, Dates, Significance, & Facts ...
2024年11月28日 · In September 1786 Daniel Shays and other local leaders led several hundred men in forcing the Supreme Court in Springfield to adjourn. Shays led a force of about 1,200 men in an attack (January 1787) on the federal arsenal at Springfield, which was repulsed.
American Revolution Patriots | Daniel Shays
Daniel Shays, through his leadership in Shays' Rebellion, played a crucial role in highlighting the economic struggles and political frustrations of post-Revolutionary War America. The rebellion he led underscored the need for a stronger central government and contributed to the shaping of the U.S. Constitution.