Shay’s Rebellion
Washington’s Personal Example
By Rinaldo S. Brutoco
The following Perspectives column was published in the August 25, 2022 (online and printed) edition of the Montecito Journal as well as on the World Business Academy website.
What was Shay’s Rebellion, and why should we care? It was the first test of a young nation. The United States of America, organized originally under the Articles of Confederation, experienced a revolt starting on August 29, 1786, just three years after formally securing independence through the 1783 Paris Peace Treaty. It was primarily led by Revolutionary War officers and soldiers around Springfield in western Massachusetts.