| Printable American History Readings with Questions |
| The Formation of a National Government |
| 1.
State Constitutions |
| 2. The Articles of Confederation |
| 3. The Problem of Expansion |
| 4. Constitutional Convention |
| 5. Debate and Compromise |
| 6. Ratification and the Bill of Rights |
| 7. President Washington |
| 8. Hamilton vs. Jefferson |
| 9. Citizen Genet and Foreign Policy |
| 10. Adams and Jefferson |
| 11. Louisiana and Britain |
| 12. The War of 1812 |
| 13. The Second Great Awakening |
| Click here to return to the American history readings outline. |
| Text courtesy of the U.S. State Department, Bureau of International Information Programs, 2005 |
