Articles of Confederation - Video

Custom Search American Revolution: American Revolution Video Index Summary Videos Events Leading to the Revolution Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Intolerable Acts Ride of Paul Revere Shot Heard Around the World First Continental Congress Battles of the Revolution Battle of Lexington and Concord Second Continental Congress Capture of Fort Ticonderoga Battle of Bunker Hill Olive Branch Petition Battle of Quebec British Evacuation of Boston Battle of Long Island Declaration of Independence Battle of Fort Washington Washington Crossing the Delaware Battle of Trenton Life in the Continental Army Battle of Princeton Battle of Brandywine Battle of Germantown Battle of Oriskany Battle of Bennington Battle of Saratoga Surrender of Burgoyne Winter at Valley Forge France Enters the War Spain Enters the War Battle of Charleston Battle of Camden Battle of Yorktown Surrender of Cornwallis Articles of Confederation Treaty of Paris Constitutional Convention President George Washington American Revolution Index American Revolution Timeline Social Studies Main Index		The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the thirteen states that formed the United States of America. It legally established the union of the states. The Articles were written in the summer of 1777. After a year of debate, the Articles were approved by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. The Articles established the United States as a new nation under the name "The United States of America." The Articles set rules governing operations of the United States. The Union of States provided for common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare. The Articles also defined the roles of the federal and state governments. Lastly, the Articles defined the union are "perpetual," meaning that it would continue forever.





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