A report on Articles of Confederation
Agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government.
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Constitutional Convention (United States)
23 linksThe Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787.
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787.
Although the convention was intended to revise the league of states and first system of government under the Articles of Confederation, the intention from the outset of many of its proponents, chief among them James Madison of Virginia and Alexander Hamilton of New York, was to create a new Frame of Government rather than fix the existing one.
Constitution of the United States
22 linksSupreme law of the United States of America.
Supreme law of the United States of America.
It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution.
United States Declaration of Independence
23 linksPronouncement and founding document adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.
Pronouncement and founding document adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.
John Dickinson made one last effort to delay the decision, arguing that Congress should not declare independence without first securing a foreign alliance and finalizing the Articles of Confederation.
Second Continental Congress
13 linksMeeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America that united in the American Revolutionary War.
Meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America that united in the American Revolutionary War.
During this period, its achievements included: Successfully managing the war effort; drafting the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, the first U.S. constitution; securing diplomatic recognition and support from foreign nations; and resolving state land claims west of the Appalachian Mountains.
George Washington
21 linksAmerican military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
On March 1, 1781, Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation, but the government that took effect on March2 did not have the power to levy taxes, and it loosely held the states together.
John Adams
25 linksAmerican statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
While in London, Adams learned of a convention being planned to amend the Articles of Confederation.
President of the United States
10 linksHead of state and head of government of the United States of America.
Head of state and head of government of the United States of America.
Congress finished work on the Articles of Confederation to establish a perpetual union between the states in November 1777 and sent it to the states for ratification.
Shays' Rebellion
10 linksArmed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades.
Armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades.
The widely held view was that the Articles of Confederation needed to be reformed as the country's governing document, and the events of the rebellion served as a catalyst for the Constitutional Convention and the creation of the new government.
Continental Congress
16 linksSeries of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for thirteen of Britain's colonies in North America, and the newly declared United States just before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War.
Series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for thirteen of Britain's colonies in North America, and the newly declared United States just before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War.
In March 1781, the nation's first Frame of Government, the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, came into force, at which time the body became what later was called the Congress of the Confederation.
Benjamin Franklin
12 linksAmerican polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.
American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.
While the plan was not adopted, elements of it found their way into the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.