THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION PERPETUAL UNION AGREEMENT THIRTEEN ORIGINAL STATES THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DRAFTING COMMITTEE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS VERSION SENT RATIFICATION FORMAL THIRTEEN STATES GOVERNMENT NEW CONSTITUTION FEDERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT SYSTEM THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS DIRECT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR DIPLOMACY EUROPE TERRITORIAL NATIVE AMERICAN THE WEAKNESS THE GOVERNMENT MATTER CONCERN NATIONALISTS THE GENERAL THE FEDERAL THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION STRONGER CHIEF EXECUTIVE POLITICAL PUSH INCREASE COOPERATION COLONIES THE ALBANY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALBANY PLAN OF UNION COLLABORATION HELP SOLVE LOCAL BEAR THE NEXT CONCEPTS PARTICULARLY DEGREE DESERVED LOYALTY CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE INTOLERABLE ACTS ARMED CONFLICT REBELS OUTSIDE THE KINGS TOWARD HOW TO EVENTS ACTING PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT RUN GAIN COLLECTIVE CONSTITUTION BUSY THE LEADERS FELT THE NEW NATION MUST WRITTEN CONSTITUTION EVEN THOUGH NATIONS EXERCISED UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL MILITARY ECONOMIC TRADE FIAT MONEY CODE FOREIGN TRANSFORM THEMSELVES OUTLAWS LEGITIMATE COLONISTS INTERNATIONAL CAUSE ALLIES SUPPORT THOMAS PAINE CLOSING PAGES FIRST EDITION OF COMMON SENSE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN EUROPEAN POWER WERE TO PEACE THE AMERICANS MONARCHIES FRANCE SPAIN PARTICULAR COURTS AMERICAN GRIEVANCES LAID TRADING PAINE CUSTOM RANK BEYOND IMPROVING EXISTING ASSOCIATION THE RECORDS SHOW THE NEED DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE RICHARD HENRY LEE RESOLUTION INDEPENDENT SAME TIME RESOLVE FORMING PREPARE PLAN CONFEDERATION NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES COMMITTEES DRAFT THE DECLARATION MODEL TREATY ANNOUNCED ENTRY THE INTERNATIONAL THE MODEL TREATY AMITY COMMERCE FIRM THIRTEEN FREE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT CENTRAL VITAL DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN UNION THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JOHN DICKINSON PRESENTED RESULTS THE CONGRESS DEBATES EXACT POWERS CONFEDERATE WHETHER VOTING FINAL DRAFT IN THE SUMMER YEAR OF IN PRACTICE BEGINNING DE FACTO SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT THE UNITED STATES DE JURE POINT RETAINED SOVEREIGNTY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS THE NATIONAL THE RULES CURRENT FUTURE OPERATIONS WAR DIPLOMATIC COMMERCIAL DISPUTES WESTERN TERRITORIES ARTICLE XIII PROVISIONS SHALL INVIOLABLY STATE THE UNION BENJAMIN FRANKLINS HANDWRITTEN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES DELEGATES NEED TO CONFEDERACY SECURING INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED AFTER THE WAR ACTIVE THE CONTINENTAL ARMY WEAK EFFECTIVE EXECUTIVE AGENCIES JUDICIARY TAX BASE THE ABSENCE NO WAY NATIONAL DEBTS THE WAR EXCEPT MONEY MOVE DOCUMENT OFFICIALLY RATIFIED THE FIRST STATE RATIFY VIRGINIA ON THIRTEENTH STATE MARYLAND CONFIRMATION HIGH NOON DATES PROCESS STALLED THE REFUSAL CONDITIONS RESCIND CLAIMS LANDS IN THE WEST THE LAST REFUSED TO GO VIRGINIA CEDE WEST THE OHIO RIVER LITTLE FOR ALL BLANKET ACCEPTANCE THE PROVINCE QUEBEC CANADA CHOSE TO DO SPECIAL PROVISION PREAMBLE CONCLUSION SIGNATORY CERTAIN ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION HERE PURPOSE CONTENT NAME THESE WORDS STILE DELEGATED ENTER LEAGUE FRIENDSHIP EACH OTHER COMMON SECURITY GENERAL WELFARE BINDING ASSIST AGAINST ALL FORCE ACCOUNT PRETENSE INTENT INTERCOURSE AMONG THE PEOPLE EQUAL TREATMENT FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR INHABITANTS PASS PAUPER FUGITIVE ALL THESE PEOPLE ENTITLED EQUAL RIGHTS THE STATE CRIME COMMITTED PERPETRATOR EXTRADITED TRIED THE CRIME VOTE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS TO EACH DELEGATION SEVEN ARE TO STATE LEGISLATURES SERVE THE CENTRAL DECLARE WAR ACCEPT GIFTS TITLE OF NOBILITY TAX STIPULATIONS ALREADY WAGE WAR WITHOUT PERMISSION UNLESS INVADED IMMINENT ATTACK ON THE FRONTIER STANDING ARMY INFESTED KEEP SUFFICIENT PUBLIC STORES FIELD AMMUNITION CAMP ARMY RAISED LEGISLATURES MILITARY RANKS OF COLONEL EXPENDITURES PAID FUNDS PROPORTION THE REAL PROPERTY VALUES GRANTS SOLE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT DETERMINE PEACE AND WAR EXCHANGE AMBASSADORS RULES CASES CAPTURES PRIZES ON LAND WATER GRANT LETTERS OF MARQUE AND REPRISAL PRIVATEER IN TIMES THE TRIAL PIRATES CRIMES ON THE HIGH SEAS APPEALS MEMBER OF CONGRESS JUDGE WEIGHTS COURT THE COMMITTEE OF NINE AUTHORIZED RECESS POWERS OF CONGRESS CONSENT THE NINE FROM TIME TO TIME THINK EXPEDIENT VEST EXERCISE THE VOICE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC WAR DEBT THE EXISTENCE ALTERED REVOLUTIONS LEADERS DIVIDED NATIONAL STRONG CENTRALIZED FEDERALISTS LIMITED ANTI FEDERALISTS COMPROMISED UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE PROTECTED THE LIBERTY EMPOWERED MONETARY MECHANISM COMPEL REQUESTS TROOPS LEFT THE MILITARY INADEQUATE THE TREATY PARIS HOSTILITIES MONTHS FAILED SESSIONS LEGISLATURE ENFORCE ATTENDANCE IN SEPTEMBER GEORGE WASHINGTON PARALYZED REVOLUTIONARIES HAD GONE HOME COUNTRIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTION PRESENT FRONT DEALING THE EUROPEAN TOOL BUILD FAILURE HISTORIAN BRUCE CHADWICK PROMISED SOLDIERS PENSION HALF PAY FUND WOUND DOWN VICTORY YORKTOWN SENSE LONGER PROGRESS MADE IN WINTER GENERAL HENRY KNOX THE FIRST SECRETARY OF BLAMED WEAKNESSES ACT ON GOUVERNEUR MORRIS THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION THE PRESENT DO NOT CALL THE PEOPLE TELL CONVENTION OF THE STATES ONCE VERY SMALL NATIONAL FORCE THE FRONTIER FORTS PROTECT WARTIME PROMISES LAND GRANTS SERVICE NOT B