Articles+of+Confederation

=The Articles of Confederation = ﻿ ﻿ Written: 1776-1777 The first draft was presented to the Continental Congress on July 12, 1776. Congress Adopted it on: November 15, 1777 It was fully ratified by all 13 states on: March 1, 1781 The Articles of Confederation was replaced by the U.S. Constitution on March 4, 1789.
 * __The Articles of Confederation stated the following__**
 * Regulate foreign affairs
 * War
 * Postal service
 * Appoint military officers
 * Control indian affairs
 * Borrow money
 * Determine the value of a coin
 * Issue bills of credit

The Articles of Confederation gave the state governments most of the power, leaving the federal government to be weak.
 * In reality, Congress didn't really have any of these powers.

Roger Sherman Samuel Huntington Oliver Wolcott Titus Hosmer Andrew Adams
 * __Weakness's of the Articles of Confederation__**
 * Congress couldn't levy or collect taxes. This meant that the nation could not pay off their war debt.
 * Congress was powerless to regulate commerce and foreign trade.
 * Each state only had one vote in congress, regardless of its size.
 * Two-thirds majority was required to pass laws.
 * Articles could only be amended with the consent of all the states.
 * No seperated executive branch to enforce acts of Congress.
 * No system of federal courts.
 * __People who contributed to the Articles of Confederation__**
 * __Connecticut__**

James Duane Francis Lewis Wm Duer Gouv. Morris
 * __New York__**

Jno Witherspoon Nath. Scudder
 * __New Jersey__**

Robt Morris Daniel Roberdeau John Bayard Smith William Clingan Joseph Reed
 * __Pennsylvania__**

Richard Henry Lee John Banister Thomas Adams Jno Harvie Francis Lightfoot Lee
 * __Virginia__**

Henry Laurens Williams Henry Prayton Jno Mathews Richd Hutson Thus Heyward Junr
 * __South Carolina__**

Josiah Barlett John Wentworth Jr. John Hancock Samuel Adams Elbridge Gerry Francis Dans James Lovell Samuel Holten
 * __New Hampshire__**
 * __Massachusetts Bay__**

William Ellery Henry Merchant John Collins
 * __Rhode Island__**

Tho Mckean John Dickinson Nicholas Van Dyke
 * __Delaware__**

John Hanson Daniel Carroll
 * __Maryland__**

Jno Walton Edwd Telfeir Edwd Langworthy
 * __Georgia__**

John Penn Corns Harnett Jno Williams
 * __North Carolina__**

The Articles of Confederation gave the United States a sense of how to self-govern themselves under a written document.

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