USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The American colonies fought for independence from Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the midst of the American Revolution, Congress drafted the Articles of Confederation as a way to unify the colonies into a new nation under a governing set of principles. The war between the Thirteen American colonies and Great Britain was underway.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-5: -The colonies knew they needed some form of official government that united the thirteen colonies. They wanted to have written down rules that all the states agreed to. The Articles allowed the Congress to do things like raise an army, be able to create laws, and print money.