MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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Articles of Confederation
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U.S. Constitution
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Mayflower Compact
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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. It was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present-day Constitution went into effect.
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 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.