AMH-2097 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Utopia, Monroe Doctrine, Transcendentalism
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Shays" rebellion 1786 daniel shays led a rebellion with other farmers against state government because the government was taking land from people who couldn"t pay taxes. State created a militia and ended up arresting 1000 people. 3/5 of a state"s population will count towards its population. Not a compromise, but instead embedded slavery into this new country. America is divided into factions, so no faction could takeover. Pointed out the lack of a bill of rights. Mum bett (elizabeth freeman) ended slavery in massachusetts. Found an attorney to file for her freedom and she won. Richard allen founder of the african methodist episcopal church. Second middle passage period after the revolutionary war. Forced migration from virginia and maryland to the south for the cotton industry. Frederick douglass most important black leader of the 19th century. Bill of rights natural rights for every person. The whiskey rebellion farmers in western pennsylvania felt like they were being taxed unfairly on whiskey.
