In one alternate visited by Crosstime Traffic, the Articles of Confederation remained the governing document of the United States after the Constituional Convention could not reach an agreement on representation in the legislature. Within a few decades, the United States ceased to exist altogether.
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| - In one alternate visited by Crosstime Traffic, the Articles of Confederation remained the governing document of the United States after the Constituional Convention could not reach an agreement on representation in the legislature. Within a few decades, the United States ceased to exist altogether.
- The Articles of Confederation is currently the Official Constitution to the Union of Civil War Reenactors (UCWR) which is a newly formed alliance. The Articles of Confederation have been ratified by the members of the Executive Branch of the UCWR on June 6, 2013 by having met the requirements listed in Article VII
- The Articles of Confederation was the first Constitution written for the United States. It was passed by the Second Continental Congress in June 1776 and was ratified in November 1777. In 1777, the Articles were put in practice. It lacked a strong federal government system and had no Tax debts to pay the Money owed from the American Revolution and was replaced by the current Constitution of the United States.
- The American Revolution started over the problem that Patrick Henry so clear states "Taxation without representation makes the merchants mad about stuff 'cause they just want to make more money and so they declare war." So the Founding Fathers met in Philly to talk about how their Sons of Liberty were doing and pick up some parenting advise, when the idea came up that the king in England was A) A dick B) All the way over in England C) Too stupid to read
- The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (commonly referred to as the Articles of Confederation) was the first governing constitution of the United States of America. The Articles' ratification (proposed in 1777) was completed in 1781, and legally united what were originally several sovereign and independent states, allied under the Articles of Association into a new sovereign federation styled the "United States of America". Under the Articles (and the succeeding Constitution) the states retained sovereignty over all governmental functions not specifically relinquished to the central government. Though called a "confederation," the terminology of the day makes this synonymous with what today is understood as a federal government, a usage similar to that of the Canadian and Swiss
- The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. Its drafting by the Continental Congress began in mid 1776, and an approved version was sent to the states for ratification in late 1777. The formal ratification by all 13 states was completed in early 1781. Even if not yet ratified, the Articles provided domestic and international legitimacy for the Continental Congress to direct the American Revolutionary War, conduct diplomacy with Europe and deal with territorial issues and Indian relations. Nevertheless, the weak government created by the Articles became a matter of concern for k
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| - In one alternate visited by Crosstime Traffic, the Articles of Confederation remained the governing document of the United States after the Constituional Convention could not reach an agreement on representation in the legislature. Within a few decades, the United States ceased to exist altogether.
- The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (commonly referred to as the Articles of Confederation) was the first governing constitution of the United States of America. The Articles' ratification (proposed in 1777) was completed in 1781, and legally united what were originally several sovereign and independent states, allied under the Articles of Association into a new sovereign federation styled the "United States of America". Under the Articles (and the succeeding Constitution) the states retained sovereignty over all governmental functions not specifically relinquished to the central government. Though called a "confederation," the terminology of the day makes this synonymous with what today is understood as a federal government, a usage similar to that of the Canadian and Swiss confederacies. The last draft of the Articles was written in the summer of 1777 and adopted by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777 in York, Pennsylvania after a year of debate. In practice the final draft of the Articles served as the system of government used by the Congress ("the United States in Congress assembled") until it became de jure by final ratification on March 1, 1781; at which point Congress became the Congress of the Confederation. The Articles set the rules for operations of the "United States" confederation. The confederation was capable of making war, negotiating diplomatic agreements, and resolving issues regarding the western territories. An important element of the Articles was that Article XIII stipulated that "their provisions shall be inviolably observed by every state" and "the Union shall be perpetual". The Articles were created by the chosen representatives of the states in the Second Continental Congress out of a perceived need to have "a plan of confederacy for securing the freedom, sovereignty, and independence of the United States." Although serving a crucial role in the victory in the American Revolutionary War, a group of reformers, known as "federalists", felt that the Articles lacked the necessary provisions for a sufficiently effective government. Fundamentally, a federation was sought to replace the confederation. The key criticism by those who favored a more powerful central state (i.e. the federalists) was that the government (i.e. the Congress of the Confederation) lacked taxing authority; it had to request funds from the states. Also various federalist factions wanted a government that could impose uniform tariffs, give land grants, and assume responsibility for unpaid state war debts ("assumption".) Another criticism of the Articles was that they did not strike the right balance between large and small states in the legislative decision making process. Due to its one-state, one-vote plank, the larger states were expected to contribute more but had only one vote. The Articles were replaced by the United States Constitution.
- The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. Its drafting by the Continental Congress began in mid 1776, and an approved version was sent to the states for ratification in late 1777. The formal ratification by all 13 states was completed in early 1781. Even if not yet ratified, the Articles provided domestic and international legitimacy for the Continental Congress to direct the American Revolutionary War, conduct diplomacy with Europe and deal with territorial issues and Indian relations. Nevertheless, the weak government created by the Articles became a matter of concern for key nationalists. On March 4, 1789, the Articles were replaced with the U.S. Constitution. The new Constitution provided for a much stronger national government with a chief executive (the President), courts, and taxing powers.
- The Articles of Confederation is currently the Official Constitution to the Union of Civil War Reenactors (UCWR) which is a newly formed alliance. The Articles of Confederation have been ratified by the members of the Executive Branch of the UCWR on June 6, 2013 by having met the requirements listed in Article VII
- The American Revolution started over the problem that Patrick Henry so clear states "Taxation without representation makes the merchants mad about stuff 'cause they just want to make more money and so they declare war." So the Founding Fathers met in Philly to talk about how their Sons of Liberty were doing and pick up some parenting advise, when the idea came up that the king in England was A) A dick B) All the way over in England C) Too stupid to read D) Too stupid to realize he was too stupid to win a war against a bunch of farmers with guns that took half an hour to load and then usually missed the intended target. So the fathers decided to write a really long letter to get him to go to war as a practical joke. The fathers realized that they had to go watch their sons baseball games and so they made Thomas Jefferson write it because his son was only 3 at the time. So Jefferson wrote the long letter and the fathers signed it without reading it. They didn't realize how serious the young Virginian had been until the letter was sent, but the English Post Service stops for nothing. The king got pissed and declared war. The colonists won due to his ineptitude and all was well.
- The Articles of Confederation was the first Constitution written for the United States. It was passed by the Second Continental Congress in June 1776 and was ratified in November 1777. In 1777, the Articles were put in practice. It lacked a strong federal government system and had no Tax debts to pay the Money owed from the American Revolution and was replaced by the current Constitution of the United States.
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