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Stcc: Shays' Rebellion and the Making of a Nation
An extensive site that tells the story of Shay's Rebellion which took place after the Revolution in Massachusetts. Includes historic scenes, artifacts, documents, people, themes and essays, maps, songs and music, a timeline, and videos,...
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Shays' Rebellion
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learners read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This document-based inquiry lesson allows students to gain a more nuanced understanding of how Americans...
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University of Maryland
Howard County Public School System: Shays' Rebellion [Pdf]
Students will be able to corroborate multiple primary sources to draw conclusions about how the leaders of the American Revolution viewed Shays' Rebellion.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Articles of Confederation
This study resource from Khan Academy provides the full text of The Articles of Confederation. These questions are intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Challenges of the Articles of Confederation
This resource from Khan Academy provides a study resource about the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, Shay's Rebellion, and the needed call for a new Constitution. These questions are intended for students taking high school...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Formation of a National Government
This site from the American Revolution Project discusses the state of the union at the end of the Revolutionary War and how the events of the time led to the failure of the Continental Congress and the Articles of Confederation.
Curated OER
History Matters: Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts
Read an assessment of Shays' Rebellion, its causes and how it could have been avoided, written by William Manning, who called himself "a laborer." He wrote this in 1799, thirteen years after the popular uprising.
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Calliope Film: Shays' Rebellion and the Constitution
Synopsis of the historical significance of Shays' Rebellion in 1786 and how this upheaval influenced the Continental Congress to adopt the Constitution of the United States.
The History Cat
The History Cat: The Constitutional Convention: Creating the Constitution
Explains why the Articles of Confederation were not strong enough to hold the country together. One result was a farmers' rebellion in Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays, which was precipitated by a debt crisis that caused many farmers to...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Shays' Rebellion
Read about the Massachusetts government's handling of the crushing debt felt by the farmers in western Massachusetts and the resulting rebellion by those farmers.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Shays' Rebellion
This collection of illustrations, documents, and texts help give a new perspective on Shays's rebellion and its impact. Includes a teaching guide.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: Shays Rebellion
Learn interesting facts about Shays Rebellion whose primary cause was the economic crisis in the country and the taxes introduced to pay the war debts incurred during the War of Independence.
Digital History
Digital History: Shays' Rebellion
A brief discussion of Shays' Rebellion and why it was but a symptom of a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation. See what some saw as a way to fix the problems.