OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN LEARN BETA HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS SERIES CURRENT STATUS HISTORY OF THE FOREIGN RELATIONS EBOOKS INITIATIVE DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW SHORT HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIES OF STATE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS CHIEFS MISSION TRAVELS THE SECRETARY STATE THE PRESIDENT FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE WORLD WAR BUILDINGS THE DEPARTMENT OF DIPLOMATIC COURIERS MILESTONES GUIDE COUNTRY WORLD WIDE ARCHIVES INDEX RESOURCES ABOUT US BROWSE SUBJECT CONFERENCES CONTACT DEVELOPER APIS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS OPEN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WRITTEN DOCUMENT FUNCTIONS THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED WEAK CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONDUCTING THE ALBANY PLAN ATTEMPT COLONIES FAILED CONCERNED POWER CENTRAL THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION POLITICAL LEADERS SAW ADVANTAGES CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT COORDINATE THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW YORK PROVINCIAL CONGRESS SENT UNION THE CONTINENTAL RECOGNIZE THE AUTHORITY THE BRITISH CROWN CONTINENTAL CONGRESS DELEGATES DISCUSSED PLANS PERMANENT WHOSE STATUS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DRAWN CONFEDERATION PERPETUAL UNION THOMAS FRANKLIN CONGRESS SHOULD VIEWED DRAFT REACHING FORMAL THE DECLARATION THE MEMBERS NECESSARY NATIONAL DISCUSS GOVERNMENT DISAGREEING NUMBER WHETHER VOTING PROPORTIONAL DISAGREEMENTS DELAYED DISCUSSIONS BRITISH CAPTURE PHILADELPHIA ISSUE FINALLY TAX ON LAND LEFT CLAIMS WESTERN LANDS RATIFICATION AT THE END BELIEVED BETTER THAN VIRGINIA THE FIRST STATE RATIFIED THE EARLY MONTHS THE DELEGATES LEARNED DELAWARE NEW JERSEY REFUSED RATIFY UNANIMOUS SMALLER WANTED WESTERN LAND CLAIMS EVENTUALLY CONDITIONS DELAWARE ON MARYLAND THE LAST STATE GOVERNMENTS RESOLUTIONS THE FORMATION OF THE STATE POLITICIANS THOMAS BURKE NORTH CAROLINA PERSUADED GOVERNMENTS REFRAIN ARGUING THE NEW COUNTRY OPEN FUTURE FOREIGN INTERVENTION COMMUNITIES THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THE FRENCH MINISTER DE LA FRENCH NAVAL THE GOVERNMENT INCENTIVE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE MINISTER VOTED DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AUG 10 ROBERT LIVINGSTON SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DUTIES INVOLVED TRANSMITTING AGENTS AUTHORIZED SESSIONS ACT OF RESPOND QUESTIONS LIMITED RIGHTS DIPLOMACY PROVED PREVENT GEORGIA INDEPENDENT POLICY SPANISH FLORIDA OCCUPY DISPUTED TERRITORIES THREATENING WAR SPANISH OFFICIALS WORK CURB INDIAN THE LANDING CONVICTS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT EXPORT FORMER COLONIES SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY ENFORCE PROVISIONS TREATY OF PARIS CREDITORS DEBTORS UNPOPULAR CLAUSE CHOSE FORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESPONSE REBELLION POWERFUL CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE CURRENT CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED TABLE OF CONTENTS SECRET COMMITTEE COMMITTEE THE MODEL EUROPEAN BENJAMIN FIRST AMERICAN TREATY SEARCH TOPICS FOREIGN RELATIONS IMPRINT PRIVACY NOTICE EXTERNAL LINK COPYRIGHT INFO BUREAU PUBLIC STATES DEPARTMENT