US History
Semester One
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Shays’ Rebellion – The Final Straw
Shays’ Rebellion – The Basics:
Essential Question:
What was Shays’
Rebellion, and how
did it influence the
creation of a stronger
central government?
Use the following website to complete the rest of this assignment: http://shaysrebellion.stcc.edu/index.html
1.) Click on “People.” After reading about the following individuals, fill in the appropriate boxes
Name
Reason for rebellion
What is his importance?
Daniel Shays
Luke Day
2.) Go back to “Home” and click on “Timeline.” Summarize the events that happened in the following years:
1779:
1783:
1786:
1787:
1788:
3.) Go back to “Home” and click on “Themes and Essays.” Find and analyze the following articles.
Title
Brief Summary
Do you feel Shays’ Rebellion was
justified based on this article? Explain.
“The People Assembled in Arms”
“The Most Distressing Situation”
“Reporting a Bloody Encounter”
4.) Considering the following quote and all the information you read and summarized, answer the essential
question in at least three sentences:
“What stronger evidence can be given of the want of energy in our governments than these
disorders? If there exists not a power to check them, what security has a man of life, liberty, or
property? Thirteen Sovereignties pulling against each other, and all tugging at the federal head, will
soon bring ruin on the whole.”
-George Washington, 1786
Essential Question: What was Shays’ Rebellion, and how did it influence the creation of a stronger central
government?
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