Shays' Rebellion America's First Civil War /
In 1786, a Revolutionary War veteran named Daniel Shays, disenchanted by crushing debt and taxes, led an uprising against the government. This program examines Shays' Rebellion, as it came to be called, and the chaotic post-war era that inspired it. General George Washington's return to pu...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2010], c1996.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sd., col. |
| Series: |
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America.
Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America. |
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Table of Contents:
- Importance of Shays' Rebellion (1:03)
- American Cincinnatus: George Washington (2:08)
- America After the Revolution (1:42)
- Samuel Adams Resigns from Continental Congress. (1:50)
- Daniel Shays (2:49)
- A Nation in Chaos (2:25)
- Seeds of Rebellion (6:12)
- Taking Up Arms (4:45)
- The General's Response (7:06)
- A Civil War Looms (4:26)
- Aftermath of Rebellion (2:24)
- Shays' Legacy (0:53)
- The Constitutional Congress (5:28)
- Credits: Shays' Rebellion: America's First Civil War (0:30)