Annapolis Convention (1786)
- grew out from Washington’s home “Mount Vernon Convention” (1785) - aimed to solve unsolved problems of Articles of Confederation”
- Nationalists Convention in Annapolis, Maryland
- Only 12 delegates from 5 states gathered
- Decided to meet again in 1787 (Constitutional Convention) <- supported by later Shay’s Rebellion
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Shay’s Rebellion (1786)
- Massachusetts : legislators passed strict tax, to paid in specie (gold/silver coin)
- Lawmakers and merchants supported it were tidewater gentries in Eastern Coast; those farmers who opposed it in western parts of MA (pushed out to the side) was once again reminded of British taxes
- Farmers complained to cancel the tax plan -> state refused -> overloaded with debt, farmers couldn’t pay -> state began seizing their properties -> Like all other farmers, Daniel Shays, a war veteran in debts, found him being about to be confiscated and jailed for his debts -> led a rebellion.
drove off tax collectors
protested with petitions
public meeting
- the state courts rejected the petitions, so the rebels used force to close the courts
- rioted; army marched and seized weapons
- Congress had no power to raise an army; watched only
- Finally, State government organized an army and quieted the rebellion in Jan. 1787
- Consequently, many rebels and their families left MA to Vermont/NY (lower taxes).
Legacy :
- people’s determination to defy the authority of any “tyrannical/undemocratic government”
- grew out from Washington’s home “Mount Vernon Convention” (1785) - aimed to solve unsolved problems of Articles of Confederation”
- Nationalists Convention in Annapolis, Maryland
- Only 12 delegates from 5 states gathered
- Decided to meet again in 1787 (Constitutional Convention) <- supported by later Shay’s Rebellion
_________________________________
Shay’s Rebellion (1786)
- Massachusetts : legislators passed strict tax, to paid in specie (gold/silver coin)
- Lawmakers and merchants supported it were tidewater gentries in Eastern Coast; those farmers who opposed it in western parts of MA (pushed out to the side) was once again reminded of British taxes
- Farmers complained to cancel the tax plan -> state refused -> overloaded with debt, farmers couldn’t pay -> state began seizing their properties -> Like all other farmers, Daniel Shays, a war veteran in debts, found him being about to be confiscated and jailed for his debts -> led a rebellion.
drove off tax collectors
protested with petitions
public meeting
- the state courts rejected the petitions, so the rebels used force to close the courts
- rioted; army marched and seized weapons
- Congress had no power to raise an army; watched only
- Finally, State government organized an army and quieted the rebellion in Jan. 1787
- Consequently, many rebels and their families left MA to Vermont/NY (lower taxes).
Legacy :
- people’s determination to defy the authority of any “tyrannical/undemocratic government”