Articles of Confederation


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  1. a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
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  • Articles of Confederation, the
    1. an agreement made in 1781 by the 13 original COLONIES of the US, which established a government for the US, and which was used as the basic law of the country until the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES was written and agreed in 1789
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