Articles of Confederation
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- Created Date
- 1781-03-01
- Description
The Articles of Confederation, often called this Nation's first constitution, defined the former colonies as a confederation of 13 sovereign states bound loosely in a "league of friendship." This document consists of six sheets of parchment stitched together. The last sheet bears the signatures of delegates from all 13 states.
- Creator
- Congress of the Confederation. (3/2/1781 - 3/4/1789)
- Contributing Institution
- National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference
- Collection
- Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention
Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress - Type
- text
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- ChartersPaper
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- Chicago citation style
- Congress of the Confederation. (3/2/1781 - 3/4/1789). Articles of Confederation. 1781-03-01. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/301687. (Accessed October 5, 2022.)
- APA citation style
- Congress of the Confederation. (3/2/1781 - 3/4/1789), (1781-03-01) Articles of Confederation. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/301687
- MLA citation style
- Congress of the Confederation. (3/2/1781 - 3/4/1789). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/301687>.