Thursday, May 15, 2008

Thursday, May 15 *TEST TOMORROW*

Hey Guys-

I wanted to put this up, a few of you had some questions about Shay's Rebellion. Here's a summary below. You can also google "Shay's Rebellion." (You can google anything you learn in Social Studies class, because EVERYTHING I teach you ACTUALLY HAPPENED.)

For Shay's Rebellion, you need to remember a few things. First, Daniel Shay and a bunch of farmers got angry when their land was taken away from them by the State of Massachusetts. (Their land was taken because they did not pay their taxes to the state.) Farmers without land are in a lot of trouble, we know they need the land to plant crops/raise livestock. So, Shay and some other farmers marched to the State Courthouse with weapons. The state of Massachusetts didn't know what to do. They called the Federal Government, and the Federal Government wasn't setup to help them. It couldn't help Massachusetts in any way!

This made the country realize that the federal government was NOT as strong as it needed to be.

Summary: Shay's Rebellion showed the United States that a new plan for government was needed.

Any other questions, please send them my way. E-mail, phone, this blog or aim.

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