The 1786 rebellion in which an army of 1,500 disgruntled farmers marched on Springfield,Massachusetts,to prevent foreclosure on their farms was called

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Shays's Rebellion was a significant uprising in Massachusetts that occurred from 1786 to 1787. It was named after its leader, Daniel Shays, a former soldier of the revolutionary army. Shays's Rebellion was sparked by the economic instability and the injustices of Massachusetts's government. The farmers who were struggling with debt and deeply resentful of the government's heavy-handed tax and other policies that favored the rich families united to rebel. The rebellion played a considerable role in the drafting of the United States Constitution, which sought to establish a stronger federal government.

The 1786 Rebellion in Which an Army of 1,500 Disgruntled