Shays Rebelion

[Buzzworth]

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_10305001

BTW Cpt. Daniel Shays escaped to Vermont 1787

How did rebel forces in Western Massachusetts shape the fledgling U.S.government?
How does a bloody last stand in a snowy cornfield on Sheffield Road in 1787 connect to the present day? Why did Daniel Shays' and hundreds of other displaced Revolutionary War veterans rise up in insurrection against the lawmakers and landowner élite?

A new Web site called "Shays' Rebellion and the Making of a Nation: From Revolution to Constitution" will give a detailed account of the conflict and connect it to the writing and eventual ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

The site, hosted by Springfield Technical Community College, is scheduled to launch Sept. 12, and will act as a lead-in to the 221st anniversary of the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17. www.shaysrebellion.stcc.edu

According to one Sheffield-based historian, Shays' Rebellion did act as a spur for early reforms, and "established the need for strong government," instead of state-centered authority.

[TreadCarefully]

Along with the Whiskey Rebellion, used as an excuse to centralize power in the central government and diminish state sovereignty. Look where that has gotten us.

[crak]

BTW Cpt. Daniel Shays escaped to Vermont 1787

The Athol, MA Appleseed was on the Daniel Shays Highway.