Shays’ Rebellion was one of the several critical events that led to the calling of a Constitutional Convention the following year in Philadelphia. Daniel Shays, a former Continental Army captain, led a group of upset western Massachusetts residents who were upset about the way the state government was handling wartime debt and high taxes.
Explanation:
Although the plans for a Constitutional Convention were already underway, so the uprising in Massachusetts led to some further calls for a stronger national government and influenced the ensuing debate in Philadelphia that led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution in the summer of 1787
Although plans for a Constitutional Convention were already under way, the uprising in Massachusetts led to further calls for a stronger national government and influenced the ensuing debate in Philadelphia that led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution in the summer of 1787
