Shays’ Rebellion began August of 1786 when over taxed farmers began to gather in groups in order to prevent any more of a tax burden from being forced upon them. Other major features that caused the rebellion were a weak national government that did not command the loyalty and support of their people along with a large amount of useless paper currency that had been printed.
Click through the parts of the GoogleMap above and see where Shays’ Rebellion took place across Central and Western Massachusetts, even down to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! Then, for more information, click on the drop-down tabs under “Shays’ Rebellion” and follow the rebellion bit by bit.