Founding Document of the Week: The Articles of Confederation (1789)
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The Articles of Confederation were the first governing laws of the new United States of America. The Articles were replaced by our present Constitution in 1787. Articles detailing a government were introduced six times, a full year before declaring independence. Recalling that not until early 1776 did the Continental Congress propose separation from England, it is asked why the Continental Congress would undertake drafting a document?
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The Articles of Confederation were the first governing laws of the new United States of America. The Articles were replaced by our present Constitution in 1787. Articles detailing a government were introduced six times, a full year before declaring independence. Recalling that not until early 1776 did the Continental Congress propose separation from England, it is asked why the Continental Congress would undertake drafting a document?
