Shay's Rebellion
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- Post Revolutionary War
- What am I going to do? I can't afford to pay my soldiers and we are in debt.
- No Money
- I wonder when I'm going to get my money. I served in this war and they are taking forever.
- Citizens Get Mad
- WE WANT OUR MONEY!!!
- After the Revolutionary War the United States government was in major debt and could not afford to pay their soldiers.
- Rebellion
- THATS WHAT YOU GET!!!!
- Soldiers returned home expecting their money, but the government couldn't afford to pay.
- New Government
- Rebellions began happening and citizens began getting even more mad.
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- Citizens began rebelling by burning court houses and attacking tax collector's.
- The state eventually gave into some of their demands after Daniel Shay pointed out that the National government needed to be stronger.
- WE'LL MAKE A NEW GOVERNMENT JUST QUIT BURNING COURT HOUSES
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