MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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U.S. Constitution
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Articles of Confederation
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Northwest Ordinance
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Declaration of Independence
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Article 1: Created the name of the combined 13 states as The United States of America. Article 2: State governments still had their own powers that were not listed in the Articles of Confederation. Article 3: The combined states were responsible for helping to protect each other from attacks.
Detailed explanation-3: -The First National Government: The Articles of Confederation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Articles of Confederation created a union of sovereign states. An assembly of delegates acted on behalf of the states they represented. Because the smaller states feared the domination of the larger ones, each state had one vote in the Confederation Congress, regardless of its size or population.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 states of the United States of America, formerly the Thirteen Colonies, that served as the nation’s first frame of government.