MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Bill of Rights
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Georgia’s Constitution of 1777
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Declaration of Independence
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U.S. Constitution
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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: -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: -The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The problems caused by a weak national government eventually led to the dismantling of the Articles of Confederation. A citizens’ rebellion in Massachusetts known as Shays’s Rebellion soon led to a Constitutional Convention.
Detailed explanation-5: -5. The document was also practically impossible to amend. The Articles required unanimous consent to any amendment, so all 13 states would need to agree on a change.