Shays' Rebellion is the name given to a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt.
Bread lines were common during the Great Depression when the government at that time failed to properly tackle the problem of unemployment because of their commitment to balanced budgets, regardless of whether they operated in a free trade or protectionist context. Bread lines resolve the problem by offering free meals to the hungry.
In medieval towns, unhealthy living conditions led to the spread of illness. The town were very dirty places. There was no running water in homes, and people used outdoor privies or chamber pots instead of bathrooms, which they emptied into nearby streams and canals.
