Expulsion of the Loyalist
The United States had to deal with many citizens who fought against the Continental and militia armies and most like the Arcadians went to Canada.
Definition Loyalists: Loyalists were British North American colonists who remained loyal subjects of the British crown during the American Revolution. They were also called Tories, King's Men, or Royalists. Those Loyalists who left and resettled in Canada called themselves the United Empire Loyalists. Their colonial opponents, who supported the Revolution, were called Patriots, Whigs, Rebels, Congress Men, or, in view of their loyalty to the new United States of America, just Americans. Historians estimate that about 5% of the white population may have been Loyalists (that is, about 100,000)^{[citation needed]}, but there are no exact numbers. (A statement by John Adams, in which he said that one-third of the people were Loyalists, one-third-Patriot and one-third neutral was meant to be rhetorical and not statistical.) Source Wikipedia Links connect to Wikipeda

Articles of Confederation
Definition: "Confederation A form of government where major geographical subdivisions of the country have their own governmental organizations and retain independent rights of policy making and decisions that cannot be overridden by the main government. Confederations assign much more limited powers to the central government than do federations". Source: AAA Resources

The Land Ordinance of 1785
Definition:- "An Ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of Lands in the Western Territory". .Source: Historical Texts

Northwest Ordinance

Shay's Rebellion
Definition: Daniel Shay led a revolt of New England farmers over not being paid for services during the Revolution. He attacked  a federal arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts, in January 1787. The revolt was crushed by Federal troops led by General Benjamin Lincoln

Annapolis Convention
In 1786 12 delegates met in Annapolis at the Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government,  to solve problems over interstate commerce. They failed to agree to agree and therefore called for another meeting to establish a new national constitution.

Constitutional Convention
A formal meeting of delegates from all the states whose main  purpose was to establish a new constitution and a new system of  government for the United States. The meetings were marked by
arguments and compromises but did  resulted in a system that has lasted for over 200 years.

Parties
During the early days of the Republic new parties formed to express the differing opinions of how the government should be organized and run. The articles below will discuss the political movements at this early stages of our country.

Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Democratic-
Republican Party (United States)
Informational site

Leaders

John Adams

John Quincy Adams

Miller Center — John Quincy Adams Papers
Documents

Thomas Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton

From Revolution to Reconstruction: Biographies:
Alexander Hamilton
Biography

Alexander Hamilton - Wikipedia
Informational site

James Madison

George Washington

Laws
Following the end of the War of Independence the United States faced many problems. A government under the Articles  of Confederation was established to create a new laws.  Traditions and customs were developing. The questions of slavery, western land, states rights, women's rights, Native Americans and economics were addressed or some cases ignored. The Confederation did not function well and a Constitutional Convention was established to create a new government under a new Constitution