In Boston on August 29, 1786, the Revolution was scarcely a decade old when its veterans once again took up arms—not against a king, but against their own courts. In western Massachusetts, angry farmers shut down the Northampton courthouse, muskets in hand, determined to…
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In January 1787, the future of the United States of America and its newly-formed nation appeared to be unraveling at the seams when hundreds of Revolutionary War veterans launched an insurrection. The rebellion took place in western Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787, led by…
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