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American History Commentary

John McNeer March 9, 2018January 9, 2023 3 Comments #constitution, a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, American History, Articles of Confederation, blood of patriots and tyrants, Commentary, Daniel Shays, George Washington, insurrection, James Bowdoin, John Hancock, Massachusetts, Philadelphia Convention, Regulator, Shay's Rebellion, taxes, Thomas Jefferson, Tree of Liberty, US History

Shays’ Rebellion: A Little Revolt with Big Repercussions

Shay’s Rebellion generated an urgency that brought Americans our Constitution

American History Commentary

John McNeer February 20, 2018February 15, 2023 0 Comments #americanpolitics, #politics, #slavery, #virginia, Abraham Lincoln, American History, Boston, Civil War, Commentary, Compromise of 1850, Emancipation, fugitive slave, Fugitive Slave Act, Law, Massachusetts, Missouri Compromise, popular sovereignty, Shadrach Minkins, Stephen Douglass, US History

Black History Month: The Case of Shadrach Minkins and an Omen of Things to Come

The Fugitive Slave Act initiated the final steps towards the Civil War