MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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To provide money to the 13 states
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To keep Britain from controlling the 13 states
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To provide a government to the 13 states
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To decide how to organize the Continental Army
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Balancing state and national power: The Articles of Confederation created a national governing system that placed most power in the hands of the states. The Founders feared giving too much power to a central government, which might become tyrannical.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did the Articles of Confederation help the thirteen states organize in order to declare independence? (C) It gave them the power to declare war as a group. What were the Articles of Confederation? Why was the Continental Congress unable to fix the economic crisis after the American Revolution?