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Shays' Rebellion |
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Shays’ Rebellion armed insurrection by Massachusetts farmers against the state government (1786). [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2495] See : Riot How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This is followed by Shays' Rebellion in January 1787; the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on May 12 1848; the Battle of Antietam beginning on September 17, 1862; the infamous Homestead Strike in July 1892; President McKinley's assassination on September 6, 1901; the Scopes monkey trial in 1925; Elvis Presley's appearance on Ed Sullivan's television show; and, finally, the murder of three civil rights activists on June 21, 1964. The backcountry opposition to authority that led to conflict in North Carolina in 1766-70 was to be repeated after independence in Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion. When rebels attacked the state government in the 1784 Shays' Rebellion, Adams did not hesitate to condemn the illegal acts. |
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