The Treaty of Paris in 1783, formally recognized the new nation, but there were many administrative problems under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was ratified in 1781 and was later superseded by the Constitution of the United States in 1789. ... The Articles of Confederation, while seen as a contribution to the techniques of government and a step towards national unity, was not without its problems. ... Without such important documents as the Declaration of Independence, the Confederation of Articles and the Constitution of the United States, America would not ...

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In July 1776, the Articles of Confederation were presented to Congress as a way to define both the central government and the state governments. The Articles passed in 1777, but were not ratified by all the states until 1781. ...

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In July 1776, the Articles of Confederation were presented to Congress as a way to define both the central government and the state governments. The Articles passed in 1777, but were not ratified by all the states until 1781. ...

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The American Revolution was not caused by any one act of the British, instead it was a culmination of many things. From the colonies being exploited economically by the British Empire to pay off its war debts, the British imposing more and more regulations on the colonies, to the ever diminishing, s...

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Through propaganda; sermons, speeches, newspaper articles, and pamphlets; public opinion was manipulated to convince the colonists and the world that they had legal and moral right to be separate from Great Britain. ... This was for confederation against unlawful tax collection as well as to provide safety for the villages. ...

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