Was the Constitution Sold on a Lie? Shays’ Rebellion and Ratification
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- Tenth Amendment Center
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- Fri 21 Jun 2024
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Shays’ Rebellion was repeatedly cited by Federalists as a primary reason to replace the Articles of Confederation with a Constitution with a stronger central government. But what if the threat was exaggerated? Anti-Federalists sure thought so. In this episode, we’ll dive into the debate and explore James Madison’s surprising later admission about this pivotal moment in American history
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Episode – Thomas Jefferson: A Little Rebellion Now and Then
Maharrey – Was Shays’ Rebellion Overblown? The Debate Over the Constitution
John Jay – Letter to William Carmichael (4 Jan 1787)
George Washington – Letter to Henry Knox (3 Feb 1787)
James Madison – Vices of the Political System of the United States
Oliver Ellsworth – A Landholder V (3 Dec 1787)
Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 21 (12 Dec 1787)
Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 25 (21 Dec 1787)
Patrick Henry – Virginia Ratifying Convention (7 June 1788)
Federal Farmer XVII (23 Jan 1788)
Thomas Jefferson – Letter to William Stephens Smith (13 Nov 1787)
James Madison – Letter to John G. Jackson (28 Dec 1821)
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