Articles of Confederation (United States, 1781–1789)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Articles_of_Confederation_(United_States,_1781–1789)
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gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1781
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:National_Archives
gptkbp:author gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentType gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation_and_Perpetual_Union
gptkbp:governingBodyCreated gptkb:Congress_of_the_Confederation
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first constitution of the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Articles of Confederation (United States, 1781–1789)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:influencedBy colonial charters
state constitutions
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:locationSigned gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 13
gptkbp:purpose establish a national government
gptkbp:ratifiedBy 13 original states
March 1, 1781
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Shays'_Rebellion
gptkbp:repealedBy 1789
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:signedBy November 15, 1777
gptkbp:status superseded
gptkbp:weakness no executive branch
no national judiciary
no power to tax
required unanimous consent for amendments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Confederate_republic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5