Finish watching Shays' Rebellion, take notes, and answer the following questions. Your answers should have a clear point of view and specific evidence from the video. Impressive answers will include direct quotes from the historians as well as primary source evidence to support your own sophisticated analysis and the interpretation of Shays' Rebellion. Be prepared to share your analysis during class discussion.
1 - Consider
the political and economic and economic climates of New England in 1786. How were farmers impacted by the post-war
economy?
2 - How did elites such as Samuel
Adams, Henry Knox and George Washington react to the uprising?
3 - It is
often argued Shays’ Rebellion in part prompted elites to draw up a Federal
Constitution. Why do you think this is
so? Do you agree? Consider the Articles of Confederation in your answer.
Identify:
Daniel Shays, Samuel Adams, Henry Knox, George Washington, Job Shattuck,
Benjamin Lincoln/commercial elite
The first two that we watched in class:
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