All Posts Tagged With: "Articles of Confederation"
Michael W. Handis on the Articles of Confederation
I wrote the article on the Articles of Confederation for Milestone Documents in American History, and I can tell you that it changed my perspective on things.
Quick history lesson. We are told that the United States is a democracy, yet we live in a republic. The Greeks invented democracy, and the Romans the republic. Who [...]
Doc of the Day: U.S. Constitution
On September 17, 1787, the Constitutional Convention signed the newly created Constitution of the United States and sent it to Congress for consideration. The U.S. Constitution was in fact the second national constitution; the Articles of Confederation, enacted in 1781 as the first national constitution, provided for a weak central government that was little more [...]
17Sep2008 | mdblogger | 1 comment | Continued
Doc of the Day: July 13
On July 13, 1787, Congress approved the Northwest Ordinance. The Northwest Ordinance served as a bridge between the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as well as between the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It was the most significant legacy of the Confederation Congress. By providing a generous philosophical and practical structural [...]
13Jul2008 | mdblogger | 0 comments | Continued