*The American Yawp is an evolving, collaborative text. Please click here to improve this chapter.* I. IntroductionII. Shays’s RebellionIII. The Constitutional ConventionIV. Ratifying the ConstitutionV. Rights and CompromisesVI. Hamilton’s Financial SystemVII. The Whiskey Rebellion and Jay’s TreatyVIII. The French Revolution and the Limits of LibertyIX. Religious FreedomX. The Election of 1800XI. ConclusionXII. Primary SourcesXIII. Reference Material I. … Continue reading 6. A New Nation