MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Declaration of Independence
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The revised Articles of Confederation
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The Constitution
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American Governmental Document.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The present United States Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation on March 4, 1789.
Detailed explanation-2: -Written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and in operation since 1789, the United States Constitution is the world’s longest surviving written charter of government. Its first three words – “We The People” – affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Constitution was written and signed in 1787. It was a charter of government that came to be ratified by the states, and it continues to be the supreme law of the land.
Detailed explanation-4: -Concern about the Articles of Confederation The states’ disputes over territory, war pensions, taxation, and trade threatened to tear the young country apart. Alexander Hamilton helped convince Congress to organize a Grand Convention of state delegates to work on revising the Articles of Confederation.