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Brian:Shay's! Thank you.
I had an epiphany while helping my son Steven study his 5th grade Social Studies this spring. He was studying Shay's Rebellion and then on the next page the Whisky Rebellion. It occurred to me that Shay's and Newburgh probably scared the bejezus out of the Founders and convinced them that this entire Confederation thing was a stupid idea.
As to Newburgh, it may have been the first time that Congress dissed veterans but certainly wasn't the last. Also, it may have been the first time that some jarheads thought authoritarianism a better approach that a Republican form of government.
BTW, for those who want to revisit (or visit for the first time) The Newburgh Conspiracy, check out http://earlyamerica.com/review/fall97/ws...
although I have no doubt that Brian's forum also has an excellent essay on the affair.
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