Allen was also approached by Daniel Shays in 1786 for support in what became the Shays ' Rebellion in western Massachusetts.

He was unsupportive of the cause, in spite of Shays ' offer to crown him " king of Massachusetts "; he felt that Shays was just trying to erase unpayable debts.

They considered it to be bad that there was no effective federal military crackdown to an armed tax rebellion in western Massachusetts known as Shays ' Rebellion.

The Responsible Education About Life Act was introduced by Senator Frank Lautenberg ( D-NJ ) and Representatives Barbara Lee ( D-CA ) and Christopher Shays ( R-CT ) to support age-appropriate sexual education.

Sheffield was also the site of the bloodiest ( and last ) battle on February 27, 1787, during Shays ' Rebellion.

Shays ' Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787.

Originally a much larger town, rectangular in shape ( except for a small extension southward taking up part of the modern area of Knight's Corner ) and extending eastward to the top of Prescott Hill ( where Daniel Shays once lived ), the land east of the West Branch of the Swift River was annexed by the town of Prescott in the latter half of the nineteenth centuries ( maps made in 1855 and 1862 both show this land still belonging to Pelham ).

Pelham lies along U. S. Route 202, which was rerouted due to the Quabbin Reservoir project along the Daniel Shays Highway through town.

On February 4, 1787, it was the site of the second battle of Shays ' Rebellion.

Shays ' Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787.

The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders.

* Daniel Shays, leader of Shays's Rebellion ( 1786 ), was buried in Springwater upon his death in 1825.

Christopher Shays, the former Republican congressman representing Connecticut's Fourth District, was born in Darien ( and now lives in Bridgeport ).

He was Massachusetts Attorney General from 1777 to 1790 and prosecuted the treason trials following Shays ' Rebellion.

Daniel Shays ( c. 1747 – September 29, 1825 ) was an American soldier, revolutionary, and farmer famous for being one of the leaders of Shays ' Rebellion, a populist uprising against oppressive debt collection and tax policies in Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787.

Daniel Shays was born in 1747 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, the son of two Irish immigrants, Patrick and Margaret ( Dempsey ) Shays.

In 1780, Shays was presented with an ornamental sword by General Lafayette, in honor of his military service.

Most of Shays ' compatriots were poor farmers angered by crushing debt and taxes.

During his two years in office poor economic conditions and harsh fiscal policy laid down by his government led to the uprising known as Shays ' Rebellion.

U. S. Route 202, known locally as Daniel Shays Highway, is the only highway through town, entering from Pelham and heading through the southeast corner of town before heading into New Salem.

The town is most well known as being home to Daniel Shays, leader of Shays ' Rebellion, an uprising to stop declining economic conditions in Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787.

After returning from the war, Shays was alarmed to discover that many of his fellow veterans and farmers were in the same financial situation as he.

On August 29 a well-organized force of protestors, Shays among them, formed in Northampton and successfully prevented the county court from sitting.

Day's message was intercepted by Shepard's men, so the militia of Shays and Parsons, some 1, 500 men, approached the armory on the 25th not knowing they would have no support from the west.

Shays was pardoned in 1788 and he returned to Massachusetts from hiding in the Vermont woods.

Although the design of Ephraim Shay's early locomotives differed from later ones, there is a clear line of development that joins all Shays.

Shays was the only Republican congressman from New England elected to the 110th United States Congress in the 2006 midterm elections.

Shays has always remained a Christian Scientist — a system of thought and practice derived from the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and the Bible — throughout his life, but said in 2006 that he was uncertain about his religion.

His comments in 2005 made Shays the first Republican to say DeLay should step down from the Majority Leader post.

On October 11, 2006, at a debate Shays sparked outrage from critics with comments about the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal.

Upon returning from an August 2006 Iraq trip, Shays became the first Congressional Republican to call for a timetable for withdrawal of U. S. troops from Iraq.

On July 13, 2007 Shays called on Congress to approve withdrawing virtually all American troops from Iraq by December 2008.

After a series of leaks from within the FBI, CIA, and NSA regarding the disputed legality of surveillance, Shays chaired a hearing on National Whistleblower Protection.

Shays served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, representing part of Stamford ( he has since moved to Bridgeport ).

In 2006, Shays was in " the fight of his political life ", facing a strong challenge for re-election from former Westport First Selectwoman Diane Farrell, who had held him to only 52 percent of the vote in 2004.

According to U. S. News & World Report, " With money pouring in from the district and from national groups ( Farrell expects to raise close to $ 3 million, Shays a bit less ) and unregulated political interest groups targeting Shays with automated calls and negative telemarketing designed as polls, this one already has the odor of ugly.

* 1786 – Shays ' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.

In Massachusetts during Shays ' Rebellion, Congress had no money to support a constituent state, nor could Massachusetts pay for its own internal defense.

* August 29 – Shays ' Rebellion begins in Massachusetts.

In 1786-87 Shays ' Rebellion, an uprising of farmers in western Massachusetts against the state court system, threatened the stability of state government.

The need for an enhanced military role took on some urgency in 1786 when Shays ' Rebellion broke out in Massachusetts, threatening the Springfield Armory.

Shays joined the local militia during the American Revolution, rising to the rank of captain in the 5th Massachusetts Regiment by 1777.

He was appointed head of the state militia and marched to West Springfield, Massachusetts to help deal with the civil strife and tumult of Shays ' Rebellion, but by the time he had arrived, Massachusetts authorities were already in control of the situation.