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What are the Articles of Confederation?, and other questions about the birth of the United States, Laura Hamilton Waxman

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What are the Articles of Confederation?, and other questions about the birth of the United States, Laura Hamilton Waxman

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What are the Articles of Confederation?

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electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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Laura Hamilton Waxman

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Six questions of American history

Sub title

and other questions about the birth of the United States

Summary

In June 1776, colonial delegates to the Continental Congress began writing a document to set up a new country-with a government independent from Britain. The Articles of Confederation created a limited centralized government, with states keeping most of the power. After sixteen months of debate, delegates finally passed the Articles on November 15, 1777. But afterward, many conflicts arose. It became clear that the country needed-but also feared-a stronger central government. The states sent delegates to another meeting called the Constitutional Convention, out of which came the U.S. Constitution. So who attended the Continental Congress? How did the Articles of Confederation hold the country together during the Revolutionary War? What was Shay's Rebellion? Discover the facts about the Articles of Confederation and learn how this document influenced the formation of the U.S. government

Target audience

juvenile

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