Question

The Supreme Judicial Court sentenced fourteen of the rebellion’s leaders, including Shays, to death for treason. However, they were later pardoned by the newly-elected Governor John Hancock. Explain why John Hancock forgave Daniel Shays for leading a rebellion.

Answer 1

Shays' Rebellion — a sometimes-violent uprising of farmers angry over conditions in Massachusetts in 1786 — prompted Thomas Jefferson to express the view that "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing" for America. ... Jefferson also writes of his concern over John Jay's impending negotiations with Spain.

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