Articles of Confederation

By andrewfilipski

  • Formation of the New England Confederation

    Consisted of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, New Haven and Connecticut colonies.

  • Meeting of the First Continental Congress

    Meeting in Philadelphia, the First Continental Congress organized a unified colonial boycott, and agreed to meet again

  • The Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia

    Met to discuss unified colonial appeals, to plan protests and to start military action against the British.

  • Publication of Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union

    Benjamin Franklin drafts a plan of union that based representation in congress.

  • Committee appointed to draft Articles of Confederation

    Congress appoints a committee chaired by John Dickinson to draft the plan of confederation.

  • Draft of the Articles submitted to Congress

    John Dickinson's draft of the Articles of Confederation is submitted to Congress for debate and revision.

  • U.S. declares independence

    Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence is published to the world.