"United States." . . "United States" . . "1783 - 1789" . . "The newly independent United States struggled with bankruptcy and individual states which like sovereign nations. A Constitutional Convention was convened in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, but wrote a revolutionary constitution instead. The ratification process defined what sort of nation the U.S. was to be."@en . . . . "Are we to be a nation?"@en . "Are we to be a nation?" . . . . . . "Contains interviews with historians, dramatic reenactments, and readings of letters and documents that provide insights into the origins of the American Revolution."@en . . "The newly independent United States struggle with bankruptcy and individual states act like sovereign nations. A Constitutional Convention was convened in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, but wrote a revolutionary constitution instead. The ratification process defined what sort of nation the U.S. was to be." . "History" . "History"@en . "Are we to be a nation, 1783-1788"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Video recordings" . "Pictorial works" . . . "Documentary television programs"@en . . . . . . . "Videocassettes"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Congress was ineffectual in governing the new United States, and individual states acted like sovereign nations. The Constitutional Convention convened in 1787. The ratification process defined what sort of nation the U.S. was to be."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1775 - 1783" . . . .