"A MIRACLE OF BALANCE between dramatic tension and historical fidelity. As a longtime student of Shays' Rebellion and the Constitutional era, I SUDDENLY SAW THESE HISTORIC EVENTS COME ALIVE BEYOND ALL MY EXPECTATIONS.

"I RECOMMEND IT WITH ENTHUSIASM to all who are either teaching or learning about the 'little rebellion' that served as a catalytic event in assembling the Convention that gave us our Constitution."
---James MacGregor Burns, Pulitzer Prize in History

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A vivid recreation of the turbulent years after the American Revolution that culminated in Daniel Shays' Rebellion and the framing of the Constitution.

Muskets blaze and cannons roar when honored veterans of the Revolution take up arms against the new republic in the nation's first civil war, reenacted by the "living history" regiments of four New England states.

This lively program brings the conflicting viewpoints of the entire era to life, showing James Madison, John Hancock, Noah Webster, Daniel Shays, and others in action, culminating in the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

30 minutes, color

Audience:
Adult, College, Secondary School

Help your students visualize the decade between the winning of the Revolution and the framing of the Constitution with this award-winning half-hour video. It dramatizes these critical topics:

• The fiscal crisis and the controversy over issuing paper currency
• Turning points of Shays' Rebellion and unrest in other states
• The Federal Convention of 1787, with Madison's defense of the "Virginia Plan."

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