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Articles of Confederation | Summary, Date, Facts | Britannica Articles of Confederation, first U S constitution (1781–89), which served as a bridge between the initial government by the Continental Congress of the Revolutionary period and the federal government provided under the U S Constitution of 1787
Articles of Confederation Summary - Historyplex Not many people know this, but the Articles of Confederation was used as the first constitution of the United States of America It was used as the supreme law for a brief period in the American history between March 1, 1781, and March 4, 1789
Articles of Confederation, Summary, Facts, Significance, APUSH On June 11, 1776, the Second Continental Congress appointed a committee, composed of one representative from each colony, to draft a document forming a confederation of the 13 colonies The Articles of Confederation were adopted by Congress on November 15, 1777
Articles of Confederation - Wikipedia The Articles of Confederation, officially the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement and early body of law in the Thirteen Colonies, which served as the nation's first frame of government during the American Revolution
Articles of Confederation (1777) | National Archives The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777 This document served as the United States' first constitution It was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present-day Constitution went into effect
Articles of Confederation (1781) | Constitution Center Adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and ratified by the states in 1781, the Articles of Confederation created a weak central government—a “league of friendship”—that largely preserved state power (and independence)
The Articles of Confederation - George Washingtons Mount Vernon Despite its shortcomings, the Articles enabled the young country to wage war and negotiate peace with Britain By establishing a constitutional union an objective of the Revolutionary War, it served as a precedent for a new republic