The Articles of Confederation
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:document
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| gptkbp:allows |
state sovereignty
the establishment of a postal system |
| gptkbp:created |
the first national government of the United States
|
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
a failure by many historians
|
| gptkbp:drafted_by |
a committee of the Continental Congress
|
| gptkbp:established |
a confederation of sovereign states
the principle of mutual defense among states |
| gptkbp:has_limitations |
the powers of the federal government
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Articles of Confederation
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| gptkbp:included |
13 articles
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| gptkbp:is_a_document_that |
defined the relationship between states
governed the United States during the Revolutionary War set the stage for the Constitution. |
| gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for |
gptkb:the_United_States_government
|
| gptkbp:is_a_framework_for |
the government of the United States
|
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
gptkb:historical_analysis
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| gptkbp:is_adopted_by |
November 15, 1777
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| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
its inability to enforce laws
its weak central government |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
state legislatures
|
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
preserve the independence of states
|
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
gptkb:the_Federalist_Papers
|
| gptkbp:lacked |
a strong executive branch
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:Shays'_Rebellion
economic difficulties |
| gptkbp:negotiated_by |
federalists and anti-federalists
|
| gptkbp:originated_in |
a federal government
|
| gptkbp:product |
gptkb:the_American_Revolution
|
| gptkbp:provides |
a Congress of the Confederation
|
| gptkbp:ratified_by |
March 1, 1781
all 13 states |
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:The_United_States_Constitution
the Constitution in 1789 the need for a stronger federal government |
| gptkbp:requires |
unanimous consent for amendments
|
| gptkbp:signed_by |
the Second Continental Congress
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| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
the development of American federalism
|
| gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to |
the Constitutional Convention
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
British rule
the weaknesses of the British government |
| gptkbp:was_a_result_of |
the desire for unity among states
|
| gptkbp:was_ineffective_in |
regulating commerce
collecting taxes |
| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
the Enlightenment ideas
the state constitutions |
| gptkbp:written_in |
the 1770s
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:George_Washington
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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