"Learn about the role of the rebellion in shaping the U.S. Constitution.  Tour the site of the rebels’ climactic confrontation with the Massachusetts Militia and explore new evidence on the background of the battle."

With: Leo Richards, Professor of History, UMASS-Amherst
          Rich Colton, Historian, Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Held: March 24, 2007
           Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Springfield, MA

Secondary Resources

• Leonard L. Richards, "Shays’s Rebellion: The American Revolution’s Final Battle," University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002.   

Web Resources

• Shays’s Rebellion and the attack on the Springfield Arsenal
  A resource created by the Springfield Armory, this website includes over 100 transcripts of documents related to Shays’s Rebellion.
• Springfield Technical Community College created this site: "Shays’ Rebellion and the Making of a Nation".