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Building the State (1781-1797)


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General Summary

Context

Important Terms, People, and Events

Timeline

Summary and Analysis

The Beginning of Self-Government: The States

The Articles of Confederation as Law of the Land

Settling the West

The Demise of the Articles of Confederation

The Constitutional Convention

The Constitution and a New Government

Ratification

Defining the National Government

Alexander Hamilton and Finance in the Washington Administration

Increasing Tensions and The Whiskey Rebellion

Expansion and Conflict

Division into Parties and George Washington's Farewell Address

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