Shays's Rebellion: Authority and Distress in Post-Revolutionary America

by Sean Condon

Book Overview

How an uprising of debtors and small farmers unwittingly influenced the U.S. Constitution.

Throughout the late summer and fall of 1786, farmers in central and western Massachusetts organized themselves into armed groups to protest against established authority and aggressive creditors. Calling themselves "regulators" or the "voice of the people," these crowds attempted to pressure the state government to lower taxes and provide relief...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142141743X
• ISBN13: 9781421417431
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary