USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ratification of the Articles by the respective delegates commenced on July 9, 1778, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but was not completed until March 1, 1781, when the Articles were signed by the delegates from Maryland. ARTICLE I. The Stile of this confederacy shall be ‘’The United States of America. ‘’

Detailed explanation-4: -Why did the colonies write the Articles of Confederation? 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.