These days with the mental midgets showing up at state capitals and demanding the right to infect themselves and others with the Covid-19 I thought back to the young days of our republic…..
The year was 1786 and the memories of the Revolutionary War were still fresh in most minds…..the country tried to raise revenue by some taxes and of course then as now people were outraged that they should have to pay for anything…..
But for those that have a hard time remembering what they were taught in school…..this is important for it was the first time that the new American government had to flex its muscle….
A note here that most used statement by Jefferson about the tree of liberty came about because of this incident.
Shays’ Rebellion was a series of violent protests staged during 1786 and 1787 by a group of American farmers who objected to the…
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