The Shays Rebellion was started by Daniel Shays, an American soldier and farmer. The rebellion started because people were taken to prison because they couldn't pay off debt. The Whiskey Rebellion...
NO they were 2 completely different rebellions.-------Whiskey Rebellion's purpose was to oppose the new heavy taxes that were placed on whiskey. Taxes were placed on imported alcohol in order to pay...
The national government was unable to raise forces to put down Shays's Rebellion.Shays's supporters were elected to the Massachusetts legislature. The Massachusetts legislature repealed the taxes and...