Articles of Confederation

By Continental Congress, John Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, et al.

Book Overview

This hardcover gift edition, printed in the USA, contains the preamble, conclusion and all thirteen articles that make up the Articles of Confederation, America's first governing document.

Passed by the Continental Congress in 1777, and later ratified by the states in 1781, the Articles of Confederation were one of American's first governing documents. Though not successful in created a strong federal government, it did establish a set of rules for politics and governance that persists today. The document was replaced by the United States Constitution in 1789.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557094608
• ISBN13: 9781557094605
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.3" x 6.6"