• Shays' Rebellion
  Read about this rebellion and how it helped to bring about the writing of the United States Constitution.
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• Shays' Rebellion
  Read about this event in American history. This was a rebellion against bad policies and economic conditions against farmers.
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• Shays' Rebellion and Related History, History Institute Workshop, 2/7/98
  Check out Shays' Rebellion and related resources on this page at the History Institute web site.
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• Shays's Rebellion: The American Revolution's Final Battle
  Check out this review by Robert A. McGuire, of the 2002 book Shays's Rebelllion: The American Revolution's Final Battle by Leonard L. Richards. You shuold be able to check out the book at your local library.
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• Spaniards, Scoundrels, and Statesmen: General James Wilkinson and the Spanish Conspiracy, 1787-1790
  Learn about the rise of General James Wilkinson. This is the man who was a part of the Burr conspiracy and the he is also the man who sent Zebulon Pike on his expeditions to find the source of the Mississippi River and the Western expedition of 18-6-1807.
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• The Aaron Burr Trial
  This web site examines the Aaron Burr treason trial of 1807. This is the trial that Burr faced for his conspiracy to seperate the Louisiana territory from the Union.
  Original essays, trial transcript, maps, letters, court records, biographical sketches, and other materials relating to the 1807 treason trial of Aaron Burr.
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• The American Experience | The Duel | The Burr Conspiracy
  From the PBS web site, take a look at the Burr Conspiracy. This conspiracy was to take the newly aquired Louisiana territory from the United States and create a seperate nation, with Aaron Burr as it's ruler. This article is a suplimental article from the acclaimed film "The Duel" which is an episode of The American Experience series.
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• The American Independence Museum
  American Independence Museum endeavors to be the premier educational resource and historic site in New Hampshire for the study, research and promotion of the American Revolution, 1720s-1820s seaport life, and the public & private lives of its residents.
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• The Avalon Project : American Crisis
  This is from Paine's Common sense, it begins with the famous words, "these are the times that try men's souls...". This web site is a part of the Avalon Project in American History.
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• The Avalon Project : Jefferson : Special Reports to Congress (Burr Conspiracy)
  Learn about the official standing of the Burr conspiracy from this Special Report to Congress by President Thomas Jefferson on January 22, 1807.
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• The Avalon Project : Jefferson's Autobiography
  Follow the debate over the Articles of confederation with Thomas Jefferson. This is from his autobiography. You can also learn about the Declaration of Independence by scrolling up the page.
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• The Avalon Project : Proceedings of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government
  The Annapolis convention was a gathering to discuss the problems of the Articles of Confederation. It was through this convention that the Constitution of the United States would be written.
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• The Battle of Cowpens
  Read about the turning point of the American Revolution in the South from this article on the National Park service web site.
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• The Continental Congress
  The Continental Congress was the governing body of the 13 Colonies during the American Revolution. Each Colony sent representatives to discuss the issue of the Parliaments invasion of their rights as Englishmen. Thus, when the Colonists met, they created a weak central government, in which the States held the power.
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• The Conway Cabal
  Learn how in the Autumn of 1777 a plot between a clique of the Continental Congress and a group of Coontinental Army generals attempted to replace General Washington as Commander of the Army.
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• The David Library of the American Revolution
  This is the web site for the foundation devoted to the study of American history circa 1750 to 1800. Here you will find information and resources available from the library.
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• The Declaratory Act - 1766
  Read the Act of Parliament that told the American Colonies that they were subordinate to Parliamentary Law.
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• The History Place - Washington Prevents the Revolt of his Officers.
  From the History Place, another edition about the Newburgh Conspiracy.
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• The Man Who Saved a Revolution: The Newburgh Address
  In this article from history1700s.com you will learn how one man stopped a conspiracy by simply reading a letter using reading glasses.
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• The Mariners' Museum : Birth of the U.S. Navy
  From the Mariners Museum Web site, read about the XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War with France during the Adams Administraion 1798-1800.
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