MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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Either A or B
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Detailed explanation-1: -Article I. The Stile of this confederacy shall be, “The United States of America.” Article II. Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every Power, Jurisdiction and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.
Detailed explanation-2: -Created to unify the 13 colonies, the Articles nevertheless established a largely decentralized government that vested most power in the states and in the national legislature.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Articles of Confederation created a Nation that was “a league of friendship and perpetual union, ” but it was the state governments that had most of the power under the Articles, with little power given to the central government.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. However, ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781.