Articles Of Confederation

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Articles Of Confederation
Articles of Confederation by Jerry Curtis The Articles of Confederation were our nation's first written charter, and it more or less governed the first 13 states through the American Revolution up until our Constitution was finally adopted in 1789. As war broke out with Great Britain, the C... More> Problems with the Articles of Confederation by Connor Rohan After the United States broke away from Great Britain, the people were left without a government. Hence, in the midst of the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation was created to serve the American people. From 1781 to 1789, the Articles o... More>
	Historical roots of the US Constitution by Stewart Lamm The United States Constitution was penned by Jacob Shallus, is the shortest and oldest written constitution still in use by any nation in the world today. It was adopted on September 17, 1787 by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, P... More> Interesting facts about the American Civil War by Matthew Fulton The Civil War was one of the darkest periods of United States history. Brother fought brother, son fought father, and about 600,000 American soldiers (Union and Confederate) died during the conflict. Union armies burned farms and entire Southern cit... More>
Should the Confederate flag be banned? by James Kellard To say that the Civil War was fought over slavery alone is to take a simplistic view of history. It is generally accepted that Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents we have ever had. Many use the Emancipation Proclamation and President ... More> John Hanson: The first President of the US by The Historian George Washington was not the first President of the United States. That honor goes to John Hanson who held the office between 1781 and 1782 under the Articles of Confederation. He was one of eight men to serve as President under the Articles before... More>
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