Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.

In this Episode:

• Massachusetts war debt and the raising of land taxes.
• Disgruntled farmers lead a rebellion under Daniel Shays.
• Famous figures give their opinion on Shays’ Rebellion.
• The rebellion is thwarted and some rebels suffer consequences.
• Massachusetts recovers economically, but Shays’ Rebellion still remains in the delegate’s minds as they head to Philadelphia.

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Tags: Annapolis Convention, Benjamin Lincoln, Caleb Strong, Confederation Congress, Daniel Shays, Debtors Courts, George Washington, James Bowdoin, James Madison, John Hancock, Land Taxes, Massachusetts, Samuel Eliot Morrison, Shays' Rebellion, The Regulators, Thomas Jefferson, William Shepard, William Whiting

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