The greatest impact that the Shays Rebellion provided the nation was to show the need to create a central government.
Explanation:
Daniel Shays needed $ 12 and could not get it. Shays was a Massachusetts farmer and revolutionary war veteran who, like many of his veteran colleagues, found himself broke and in debt after the war.
In addition, the Massachusetts state constitution adopted in 1780 was mainly drafted by businessmen living along the coast, and inland farmers had disadvantages when it came to things like paying taxes but not being able to vote.
When taxes could not be paid, houses, farms, cattle, and personal belongings were seized, and debtors were sometimes thrown into prison.
Thus, in 1786, Shays found himself at the head of an army of about 1,000 men who were fed up. They marched on Springfield, forced the state Supreme Court to flee, and paraded around the city. In January 1787, Shays's group attempted to give a military arsenal in Springfield. But the state militia referred them, and after a few weeks of skirmishes, they dispersed and abandoned the fight.
Several of the group members were hanged. Shays fled to Vermont and was eventually forgiven, but he died the following year.
The whole thing was not in vain, however. Some of the reforms they wanted - such as reducing court costs, an exemption from debt crisis workers' tools, and changes in tax laws - were adopted.
But the biggest impact of the Shays Rebellion may have been that it helped convince some of the delegates to the constitutional convention that the country needs a strong central government to handle these things.
