Shay's Rebellion

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf armed uprising
gptkbp:causedBy economic hardship
taxes
debt crisis
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:effect gptkb:Constitutional_Convention_of_1787
debate over federalism
increased support for stronger central government
influence on Bill of Rights
influence on U.S. military policy
gptkbp:endDate February 1787
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shay's Rebellion
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Daniel_Shays
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hampshire_County
gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkb:Springfield
gptkb:Western_Massachusetts
gptkb:Worcester_County
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Daniel_Shays
gptkbp:notableEvent January 25, 1787
Springfield Armory attempted seizure
arrest and pardon of Daniel Shays
failed attack on Springfield Armory
legislative reforms in Massachusetts
rebel dispersal by militia
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:James_Bowdoin
gptkb:Benjamin_Lincoln
Massachusetts state militia
gptkbp:participants gptkb:James_Bowdoin
gptkb:Eli_Parsons
gptkb:Job_Shattuck
gptkb:Luke_Day
gptkb:Benjamin_Lincoln
farmers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkb:Whiskey_Rebellion
gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War_veterans
post-Revolutionary War economic depression
gptkbp:result defeat of the rebels
influence on the U.S. Constitution
gptkbp:significance highlighted weaknesses of Articles of Confederation
prompted calls for stronger federal government
gptkbp:startDate August 1786
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dakota_Brinkman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7