MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Individual States
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The National Government
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The Continental Congress
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The Legislative Branch
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -After the American colonies won their freedom from England, the thirteen colonies became thirteen states. The new states decided to work together. Their system of government was described in the Articles of Confederation. In this system, the state governments had most of the power.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.