Use this Discovering American History video entitled The United States of North America 1787 to 1800 to study how the challenge of blending local community sentiments with national ones once the unifying factor of a common enemy was eliminated by victory in the Revolution, how a new Constitution was developed that was stronger than the old Confederation Articles. Learn how George Washington as the first president set many precedents for the government of the new nation and how Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton debated the future of the nation in their efforts to interpretr the real meaning of the new Constitution.
Learn about The United States of North America 1787-1800.