Aftermath: Life in the First Ten Years
Constitutional Conventions: From a Leaky Roof to a New Nation
When delegates arrived in Philadelphia in the spring of 1787, they were not greeted by...
Courting the Republic: How Justice Was Built from Scratch
In 1776, Americans declared independence. By 1787, they had a constitution. But somewhere between parchment...
Post Roads and Pub Stops: How the New Nation Moved Its People
The American Revolution was not won in a day, and it was not followed by...
Redrawing the Map: Surveyors, Settlers, and the Scramble for the Ohio Valley
While politicians debated how to govern the new republic, others set out to carve it...
Shays Rebellion: The Farmers Who Fought the Government They Helped Build
The Revolution was over. The British had left. The states had declared independence. And still,...