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Articles of Confederaion
The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the United States. A rise from wartime urgency, its progress was slowed by fears of central authority and extensive land claims by states before was it was ratified on March 1, 1781. -
America Under The Articles of Confederation
Under these Articles, the United States remained independent an sovereign. The new government set up a system of laws and courts to help govern the new nation. -
The 3 branches of govnerment
The 1787 convention, delegates devised a plan for a stronger federal government with three branches–executive, legislative and judicial–along with a system of checks and balances to ensure no single branch would have too much power. -
Why the Constiution was written
The Constiution was written in the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia because many of the country's leaders at the time had become unsatisfied with the structure of the government created by the Articles of Confederation which had been in effect since 1781. -
Under the Constiution
Under America’s first governing document, the Articles of Confederation, the national government was weak and states controlled like independent countries. -
Who Created the Bill of Rights & Why
James Madison created the Bill of Rights ,The Bill of Rights was added to the United States Constitution to guarantee the protection of the people from a strong central government. It served as a agreement between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists to achieve the ratification of the Constitution.
